offices at block goods. Each of monitoring level for faster is agencies at access to equipped with a Centre and State PC, internet and enables a services. connection, common man to printer and access Rural Uninterrupted information Power Supplies projects using a browser (UPS). In case e-Choupal: based interface the power Agriculture is provided by the supply is erratic, the backbone of software. a solar panel is India. Indian provided and if National farmers have to internet depend on many connectivity is agents, right Action Plan not up to the from the process [2003]: National mark, then a of procuring raw E-Government Very Small materials to Action Plan Aperture selling their suggested a list Terminal produce. Each of core policies: (VSAT) agent will add [1] Overall connection is his/her profit provided along vision, mission margin, thereby with another strategy increasing the solar panel to approach. [2] cost of product. support that. Some agents There are 6,500 technology even try to block E-Choupals architecture, the market today. Indian information. To framework and Tobacco protect farmers guidelines. [3] Company Ltd. is from such Human adding 7 new practices, the Resource a day International Strategy. [4] and plans to Business Policy for front scale up to Division of 20,000 end facilitation Indian Tobacco by counters, kiosks, Company 2012 covering 1 integrated came out 00,000 villages service centers. with an in 1 5 states, [5] Policy on servicing 15 back-end initiative called million farmers. department e-Choupal (which means a automation. village meeting State Wide place). Network Area is Project useful not only [SWAN]: This System to the project aims at Community agricultural providing high Management products but speed, high System also for selling connectivity home appliances network and consumer connecting
of monitoring agencies at Centre and State and enables a common man to access information using a browser based interface provided by the software. National Action Plan [2003]: National E-Government Action Plan suggested a list of core policies: [1] Overall vision, mission strategy approach. [2] technology architecture, framework and guidelines. [3] Human Resource Strategy. [4] Policy for front end facilitation counters, kiosks, integrated service centers. [5] Policy on back-end department automation. State Wide Network Area Project [SWAN]: This project aims at providing high speed, high connectivity network connecting offices at block level for faster access to services. Rural projects e-Choupal: Agriculture is the backbone of India. Indian farmers have to depend on many agents, right from the process of procuring raw materials to selling their produce. Each agent will add his/her profit margin, thereby increasing the cost of product. Some agents even try to block the market information. To protect farmers from such practices, the International Business Division of Indian Tobacco Company came out with an initiative called e-Choupal (which means a village meeting place). is useful not only to the agricultural products but also for selling home appliances and consumer goods. Each is equipped with a PC, internet connection, printer and Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS). In case the power supply is erratic, a solar panel is provided and if internet connectivity is not up to the mark, then a Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) connection is provided along with another solar panel to support that. There are 6,500 E-Choupals today. Indian Tobacco Company Ltd. is adding 7 new a day and plans to scale up to 20,000 by 2012 covering 1 00,000 villages in 1 5 states, servicing 15 million farmers. System Community Management System