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Corporators get laptops, bill Rs7.6cr

Friday, 05 April 2013 12:03 administrator
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The Times of India                       05.04.2013

Corporators get laptops, bill Rs7.6cr

MUMBAI: Corporators received laptops from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)on Thursday, three months after the civic standing committee had approved the proposal.

The civic body provided will provide Sony Viao laptops to 232 corporators (227 elected and five nominated) at the cost of Rs 7.67 crore. It will also provide them training on the use of laptop.

A special software has been designed for the corporators to get so that they can get details about their wardson it.
Last Updated on Friday, 05 April 2013 12:05
 

Corporators get Sony Vaio laptops

Friday, 05 April 2013 07:47 administrator
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The Indian Express                          05.04.2013

Corporators get Sony Vaio laptops

BMC distributed Sony Vaio laptops to all 232 corporators, including the five nominated ones, Thursday. 'Yes Sir', a unique software, will connect the machines to the main server of the BMC website. The corporators will be able to know status of ongoing and future projects through it, said a senior civic official.

"This is a positive step towards digitisation. In future, we hope to make copies of agenda of all committees online," said Rais Shaikh, Samajwadi Party corporator and standing committee member. The laptops approved last year cost BMC Rs 4.5 crore. The civic body is also planning to set up kiosks that will upgrade information about civic projects and policies on the laptops. BMC will also conduct a two-week training session for corporators.

 

Lucknow Municpal Corporation starts issuing digitally signed birth, death certificates

Tuesday, 02 April 2013 11:45 administrator
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The Times of India                  02.04.2013

Lucknow Municpal Corporation starts issuing digitally signed birth, death certificates

LUCKNOW: The LucknowMunicpal Corporation on Monday started issuing digitally signed birth and death certificates through Common Service Centres (CSC) to all those who apply online.

The applicants can upload scanned copies of their documents on uponline.up.nic.in at a Common Service Centre and also submit necessary details. Each CSC has been provided with a username and a password and the information can be accessed by the health officer in LMC. After verification, a person's application would be registered free of cost after which he or she would be issued online certificate which can be digitally signed by the commissioner.

Additional municipal commissioner PK Srivastava said, "The website started by the CM -- uponline.up.nic -- emphasises on connecting 26 departments through e-services. LMC's birth and death registration is also one of these services which would be operated through 141 CSCs across city. Applicants can access these centres and apply for certificates.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 April 2013 11:48
 
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