Haryana Government has decided to set-up a state-wide IT cadre of professionals.
A spokesman of the state government said that the need of IT professions is felt to create a proper system and better execution of e-Governance. For this purpose, IT Cadre Rules have already been prepared by Information Technology Department and the matter is under consideration. It is expected to commence recruitment for the same during the current year.
He said that the Department has already taken steps for positioning a state e-Mission Team (SeMT). These resources are being used to support e-Governance initiatives in various departments, he added. The spokesperson said that the new cadre would cater to the demand of IT professionals in various departments, he added.
He said that to utilize the core infrastructure like State Wide Area Network (SWAN), State Data Center (SDC) and Common Service Centers (CSC), implementation of a new project namely, State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG) at an estimated cost of Rs 10.92 crore is also under process. About 800 Citizen Service Centres (CSCs) would be re-activated and e-Panchayat Project is also proposed to be implemented through this network. “It has been planned to deliver between 70 and 80 services in electronic mode by all the departments by the end of year 2013-14,” he added.