District: AMRITSAR

1. About District:

Amritsar, literally a Pool of Nectar, derives its name from Amrit Sarovar, the
holy tank that surrounds the fabulous Golden Temple. Golden Temple also
known as Sri Darbar Sahib or Sri Harmandir Sahib is named after Hari (God)
the temple of God. The Sikhs all over the world, daily wish to pay visit to Sri
Amritsar and to pay obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib in their Ardas.

The city is situated in northern Punjab state of northwestern India lies about
25 km east of the border with Pakistan. Amritsar is an important city in
Punjab and is a major commercial, cultural, and transportation centre. The
‘Rajasansi International Airport’, about 11 km. from town, is connected by
domestic flights to Delhi, Srinagar and Chandigarh. International flights to
U.K, Singapore,Canada & Sharjah etc . Amongst other sights is Jallianwala
Bagh, site of the gruesome massacre of unarmed Indians by British troops. A
major tourist attraction these days is the Indo-Pakistan border crossing at
Wagah, just a short distance from Amritsar, with its elaborate change-of-
guards drill with a lot of strutting and intimidator showing off by both sides.

2. Projects Details:

NIC District computer centre has successfully implemented various projects

for State & Centre Govt Offices:

" SUWIDHA (Single User-friendly WIndow Disposal and Help Line

for Applicants): This project is successfully running in the DC office’s
SUWIDHA centre .Four counters setup initially for New Arms Licences,
New Passport Applications Collection, Countersigning of NRI’s
documents & Complaints. Status of SUWIDHA Applications is available
at http://amritsar.nic.in and http://suwidha.nic.in websites.
" PRISM (Property Registration Information System Module):
Seven Tehsils & Ten Subtehsils had been fully computerized for
registration of various deeds like sale, mortgage & will etc.
" District Treasuries Computerization: Payment (Token Generation,
Bill detail entry, Bill Passing, Objections & Check printing), Receipt
(online incorporation of receipt data from treasury Banks & Account
preparation) & Pension module are fully functional .Date is daily
transmitted to T & A Chandigarh.
" Video Conferencing: Video conference in Amritsar is functional from
26/2/2002. Time to time VC sessions are conducted between District
Officers & Punjab Civil Secretariats.
" Website of Amritsar District: Amritsar district is online through URL
http://amritsar.nic.in website. It contains information about district
like History, important contact number, tourist places, important towns
etc.
 " DACNET Project: Under this project LAN was setup at Regional Plant
Quarantine Station, Rajasansi, Amritsar. Quarantine software
implemented for a) Registration of application (receipt & dispatch) b)
Issuance of PSC (Phytosanitary Certificate) c) Import permit, d)
Import release order & generation / transmission of various reports. All
the data is updated on http://dacnet.nic.in on weekly basis. VSAT is
being used for internet connectivity. One more VSAT has been
installed at Directorate of Marketing & Inspection for internet
connectivity.
" DGFT Office: Technical support is provided for LAN, Intranet setup,
updation of software like changes in foreign trade policy, currency
rates. Online filing of applications by import/export parties is also
supported.
" VDIS: Feeding of village directory data of all the sixteen blocks on
yearly basis. Generating & printing of various reports.
" 7th All India Education Survey: Support Provided to District
Education office employees for the computerization of Urban /Rural
School Lists for the 7th AISES Survey.
" DSSO office: Various pension schemes like Old age pension, Financial
Assistance to Dependent Children, Financial Assistance to Widows &
Destitute, Financial Assistance to Disabled Person.
" Payroll Package & GPF Package: Implemented the software for
printing of monthly pay slips as well as for printing of GPF Schedules of
DC’s office employees and other offices at District level.
" Elections: The General Elections, Assembly Elections and Lok sabha
elections in Punjab saw the Amritsar District Centre working round the
clock to provide all necessary informatics support to the District
Administration.
" District & Session Court Computerization: Implemented DCIS,
Payroll & Budget software.
" Community Needs Assessment Approach (CNAA Project):
Implemented the CNAA Project at CMO office for sending monthly data
to the State HQ and Dial up connectivity provided through RAS to the
department.
" AGMARKNET: All the APMCs of Amritsar districts have been
computerized and data is being sent.
" CSMS: Data entry & generation of various reports using Cooperative
Societies Monitoring Systems.

3. Services Details:

Services like System Study, Software Testing, Training, Implementation

Support, Networking, Internet, Conducting VC Sessions & Data transmission
are being provided to various users in Amritsar District.

4. Special Happenings
 " PMO office setup during visit of Honorable PM S. Manmohan Singh &
Honorable President Abdul Kalam during 400th anniversary of
installaton of Shri Guru Granth Sahib.
" Video conference setup at Jalandhar for launch of PTU’s tele education
system by Honorable President Abdul Kalam from President House.

5. NIC Contact Persons:

" District Informatics Officer : Mrs. Meenakshi Davesar

District Informatics Associate : Sh Ranjit Singh Sandhu

" E-mail: punasr@nic.in