The government said on Thursday that it would enhance the infrastructure of District NIC (National Informatics Centre) offices to international standards. As a pilot project, 150 district NIC offices will be upgraded during 2017-18, while the rest will follow soon.

NIC is the government’s nodal website for ICT infrastructure to support e-Governance services, products and solutions designed to address e-Governance initiatives.

Meet on informatics NIC launched the National Meet on Grassroot Informatics, showcasing its various initiatives on Thursday. Setting up of ICT infrastructure and product development process, along with various awareness campaigns on digital payment systems encompassing DBT, PFMS, cashless payment and Aadhaar are showcased in the three-day event. Minister of IT and Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad said on the occasion, “NIC is the technological bridge of India and is best placed to lead the way for a Digital India that the Prime Minister envisaged. NIC must adopt a transformative approach to make a difference at the grassroots level.”

The Minister said NIC should connect with the Common Service Centres (CSCs), who have successfully provided training on digital payment systems to over 1.96 crore rural citizens and 6.15 lakh merchants. Prasad wanted the ministry to develop a training module for NIC officials to keep pace with the evolving technologies.

Awards for officials He also announced the introduction of annual awards for the DIOs of the NIC for taking up exemplary innovative approach. The top three best innovators will get a reward of ₹2 lakh, ₹1 lakh and ₹50,000 respectively, he added.

NIC has also introduced two new portals, District Collector’s Dashboard and NIC Service Desk.

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