All the servers of zonal offices of the VMC will now be connected to the main server at the VMC head office to ensure data security, using radio frequency (RF). At present, the data collected from all the zonal and Jal Kal offices is fed into the main computer in the VMC head office through pen drives on daily basis.

 

It would be a step forward in the direction of bringing all the services provided by VMC under the e-governance plan under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). It is mandatory to introduce e- governance in urban local bodies (ULBs) under JNNURM.

 

At present, all works related to house tax collection are being done at the computerised tax collection centres at different zonal offices and at the VMC head office separately, which makes it difficult to have a common pool of information of data regarding the house tax online. Same is the case with the information related to death and birth certificates and public grievance redressal. Through this system, people can get their unrecorded buildings recorded and submit the house tax of the building.

 

VMC nodal officer for e-governance plan Sachidanand Singh said that radio frequency connectivity would help local bodies to address the public issues in a deft and efficient manner. "The entire set up for the radio connectivity will cost around Rs 20 to 22 lakh and require a latest server and an advanced server room at the computer cell of VMC," he added.