Bridging the Digital Divide

eGram Vishwagram Project

Gujarat

Scope of Presentation

Vision and Objective

Roll Out Strategy Adopted
eGram Project ICT Status
eGram Stake Holders
Network Architecture of e-GCI Project & Analysis
Services Rolled out through eGram Center
Major Telecast Program through PAWAN Channel
Awards for the Project
Benefits to Panchayat
Future Road Map

Vision & Objective

Vision

: Empowering people through popular

participation towards prosperity and
sustainable development in rural Gujarat.

Objective

: Bridging the Digital Divide

between rural & urban area.

To

Infuse 5 Es in governance i.e.

Ease
Economy
Efficiency
Effectiveness
Ethics

Roll Out Strategy Adopted

eGram Project ICT Status

Total eGram Centers are in operation 13685 across Gujarat since year
2007 .

Each eGram Center is equipped with Computer, Printer , Scanner & UPS

In Panchayat Area Wide Area Network (PAWAN) all eGram gets

connected with Districts as well as State Capital .

Each egram is having Very Small Aperture Terminal ( VSAT) ,Voice Over
Internetwork Protocol (VoIP) Phone, Web camera and UPS.
Provision of

18 Duplex Channels of Video Conference @ 512 Kbps --- 19 Mbps

50 Concurrent User Voice Chat @ 16 Kbps burstable up to 64Kbps 2
Mbps
1 Dedicated Video Broadcast Channel @ 3 Mbps
2500 Concurrent User @ 16 Kbps burstable up to 256 Kbps / site 72
Mbps

eGram : Stake Holders

eGram

Village Computer Entrepreneur ( VCE )

A PPP Model on a revenue sharing basis .

Local person with Min Qualification of 10th Pass .

Roll out of Basic G2C services & B2C Services through eGram Center.

Technical Support & Training Service Provider

(TSTSP)
Every
Main

Month visit to each & every eGram

Responsibility :
To Provide Technical Support (Hardware & Software) to eGram
To Provide Training Service to VCE
Assist the eGram Center in roll out of G2C & B2C Services

Regular

Monthly MIS Reporting

e-GRAM Vishwagram Society

eGram Vishwagram Society is an SPV for

eGovernance activities for Panchayati Raj Institutions.
It is registered under Mumbai Public Trust Act 1950
and society registration Act 1860.

The Governing Body headed by Honble Minister

( Science & Technology)

The Executive Committee is headed by Principal

Secretary (PRHRD).

Both Committee Member Secretary is Development

Commissioner.

The Sources
Government.

of

fundsGrants

from

State

Government Officials

In each district , District Development Officer taking lead and

implementing Project in their districts and separate eGram unit is
there for Project day to day monitoring.

eGram Nodal Officer is appointed for day to day monitoring of Project.

Each District Level Executive and Taluka Level Executive of TSTSP

Team is reporting to the DDOs .

Ministry of Information and Telecommunication, Government of India

recognized eGram as eGram CSC Center from 4th Feb 2010.

Network Architecture Of e-GCI Project

MCU,Banglore

NSS-11
Satellite

eGram Centers

VoIP
Internet
Intranet

Internet

Gujarat NOC ,
Gandhinagar

Video
Broadcast

Video Conferance

13564

13684

1348

1354

Year 2009
Year 2010
94

1034

10362

1053

102

120

Year 2011

7960

16000
14000
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0

1350

Yearly User Availability Analysis of PAWAN network

Year 2012
Year 2013
Year 2014
Unique Login

Average Login

Yearly Bandwidth Analysis of PAWAN Network

74.4
80
70
60
50
36.5
40
28.05 26.49
25.13
30 20.55
20
10
0
Peak Bandwidth (in Mbps)

Year 2009
Year 2010
13.87
10.36
10.15
9.23
5.83

25.16

Year 2011
Year 2012
Year 2013

Average Bandwidth (In Mbps)

Year 2014

Services Enablement

Services Rolled out through eGram Center

G2C Services
Basic Certificates Issuance (Birth, Death, Character & Income Certificate)

Land Right Records Certificates (7/12, 8-A)

Electricity Bill Collection Services

MNREG related Work

All other Government Department Data Entry Works like Health NRHM, e-MAMTA etc

Cyber Teaching Classes

ITI Admission Form Distribution and Submission

PDS (eRation Card)

OJAS application For Government Jobs

Farmer Registration through iKisan Portal

B2C Services

DTH & Mobile Recharging

Insurance Services

On line Education

All Other Internet Based Services like Merit list, on line Application form Filling etc..

DTP Work

Financial Inclusion

Status of Services RoRs Certificates (in lacs )

140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0

131.2
77.38

92.95

98.34

41.79
16.63
Year
Year
Year
Year
Year
Year
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Year
2014-2015
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
Total

Income (INR)
4,91,72,430
6,56,00,070
4,64,76,225
3,86,90,160
2,08,96,135
83,16,135
22,91,51,155

Status of Services PDS e-Coupons

1500

(in lacs )

1248.89

1211.98

Year 2013-14

Year 2014-15

1000
500
0

12.07

21.66

Year 2011-12

Year 2012-13

Year
2014-2015
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
Total

Income (INR)
24,23,96,470
24,97,78,736
43,33,212
24,14,564
49,89,22,982

Status of Services GEB Bill Collection

500.0
450.0
400.0
350.0
300.0
250.0
200.0
150.0
100.0
50.0
0.0

377.8

379.5

401.9

436.6

54.0

54.2

57.4

62.4

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Year
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
Total

Amount Collected (in Lacs)

52243.28
39274.50
32880.44
29146.20
153544.42

No. of bills
(in Lacs)

VCE
Income (in
Lacs)

B2C Services
Category

Transactions (2013-14)

Transactions (2014-15)*

GSPC Bill Collection

89325

122990

Mobile Recharge

63793

45126

DTH Recharge

4408

3186

Election Services

4910

286

UID Print

8560

1455

LIC Premium

1294

1775

172290

174818

Total

Till October 2014

Financial Inclusion Progress

35 VCE passed Rural Authorization Person (RAP) exam

conducted by IRDA , and now they are empowered to start 52
companies insurance products through single login.

PAN Card services started from eGram centers and so far

362 application submitted .

PRAN Card ( PFRDA) generation has been started from

eGram centers and so far 234 application submitted.

As per Ministry of Finance guidelines, Currently 650 e-Gram

centers are working as pilot for Financial Inclusion Services
across Gujarat.

Status of services Other Departments

Department Name

Service Name

Department of Planning

Village Amenities Form

Department of Panchayat

Gram Sabha and Seed Money Data Entry work

Department of General
Administration

Gram SWAGAT Data Entry Work

Department of Health

Data Entry Work of School Children Health record (Year 2010)

Department of Rural
Development

MNREGA Data Entry through their GRS Candidate

Department of Agriculture

Data entry work of Krishi Mahotsav

Sports Authority of Gujarat

Online Registration of Sport Persons during KhelMahaKumbh

Tribal Department

Registration of Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojna

Higher Education Department

Admission form for the admission in First Years of Engineering , Pharmacy

Commissionrate of Road &

Transport

Learning Licensee

BSNL

Direct Selling Center of BSNL Products

Major Telecast Program through PAWAN

Channel
rd

Dedication of PAWAN Channel on 23 Jan 2009 at Subhash

Jayanti ,Haripura ,Surat.

Successfully conduct e-Learining session for class Vth Student

in year 2010.

All Program relayed through BiSAG are being broadcasted at

PAWAN Channel on Priority Basis of different government
departments .

Regular transmission of Jharokha and Parivartan and

Operation Savdhan Program.

Training Program on services like B2C Services, Passport &

Pan card application, e-Coupan System etc.

IT Training Program on MS Office ,Adobe , Anti Virus etc .

Broadcast of Sadbhavana Mission , Sarpanch Sammelan etc

Oath Ceremony Transmission of Honble Chief Minister &

Ministers.

Information Dissemination
Through

eMail IDs of Gram Panchayats , Information can

be disseminated upto gram panchayats with just one click.

Total

30,007 eMail IDs in this Domain

State

Group Mail ID and District Mail ID have been

created .
Department

of Panchayat & Rural Development, WASMO,

Metrological Department are sending regular

communications to gram panchayat related to their
schemes and news information.

Awards for the Project

CSC

Nihilent e-Governance Award

2007
(Outstanding Project Category)
Skoch

Award 2008
CAPAM Certificate of Achievement
2009
CSC Nihilent e-Governance Award
2013
(Sustainable Project Category)

Benefits to Panchayat
Creation

of one Job through entrepreneurship

mode by Gram Panchayat.

Identification

of Gram Panchayat as e Service

Delivery Center in rural area.

Centers

are developing
Collection Center.

Step

as

Rural

Data

towards Gram Sachivalaya Concept .