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.