Govt sets up Mini Data Centres for e-Governance initiatives

In an effort to ease the delivery of online civic services as part of e-Governance,the state government has set up Mini Data Centres (MDCs) at Mehsana,Rajkot and Vadodara,while one more will come up at Surat.

In an effort to ease the delivery of online civic services as part of e-Governance,the state government has set up Mini Data Centres (MDCs) at Mehsana,Rajkot and Vadodara,while one more will come up at Surat.

These centres will be connected to the main Service Data Centre (SDC) located in Gandhinagar. The centres are expected to reduce the cost incurred for e-Governance initiatives,increase data security and streamline operational maintenance.

The SDC will be a single-window approach to all e-Governance measures. The Central government will give Rs 55 crore for the project,while the state will bear the rest.

The main server will provide services for central data repository,secure data storage,online delivery of services,citizen information/services portal,state intranet portal,disaster recovery,remote management and service integration.

The proposed MDCs will provide the infrastructure required for running the localised applications and will provide online services to urban and rural citizens, said a source in the Department of Science and Technology,Gandhiangar,which is the project-implementing agency.

The MDCs at Mehsana,Rajkot and Vadodara have already been set up,while the one at Surat will become functional soon.

The centres will also help in running applications like Value Added Tax (VAT) for the Commercial Tax Department,Land Record Information Systems,and Integrated Workflow and Document Management System.

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