The Indian Express 01.11.2013
E-governance project: PMC to go PCMC way
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to follow the
neighbouring Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to implement
the e-governance project to enable user-friendly online facility for
civic services after the PCMC project was recognised at the national
level.
In a proposal tabled before the standing committee, municipal
commissioner Mahesh Pathak said the PCMC work in e-governance has been
applauded by the Union government and all the civic bodies had been
recommended to follow the model.
“The PMC had undertaken the e-governance project in 2009, as per
the guidelines under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
(JNNURM). However, the civic administration has been facing problem
with regard to its implementation, as the software is outdated and the
civic administration is unable to bring in changes to accommodate the
revised civic rules, as there is no source code available for the
purpose,” he said.
Later, the company that was shortlisted to implement the project
was blacklisted and there had been a delay in appointing a new agency
for the purpose. Thus, the PMC administration has decided to rope in the
same agency that was working in PCMC for the project.
“The PMC will have to sign an agreement with the agency. The
civic body will not have to shell out anything, as four banks have
decided to pay the agency Rs 2.2 crore for the e-governance project,” he
added.
A total of 28 civic facilities will be provided through the
project. It includes collection of property tax, local body tax,
issuance of birth and death certificates.
