NETWORKING

In order to explore and exploit the vast opportunities offered by Information Technology, which will improve and accelerate the planning process and implementation of socio-economic programmes for all round development growth of the Nation, NIC, the Nodal Organisatuion in the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Govt. of India to introduce computer based MIS, fileless-Office concept, e-mail services, telematic services and Video Conferencing in the Central, state and District level has set up a satellite based Computer Communication Network (NICNET) covering all State Capitals, Districts and the Centre. This is facilitating the development of District Information System at District level (DISNIC) and essential databases for state and central Govt. departments .

NICNET comprise of –

  Very large Computers at  NIC Head Quarters New Delhi.

  Super-mini computers at State capitals for providing information service to the states.

  Mother Earth Station (MES) at NIC Hq., New Delhi and a Micro Earth Station at each of NIC State Unit and District Unit for exchange of information via satellite (INTELSAT).

                  (Mother Earth Station)                                                             (Micro Earth Station)    

Each  NIC District Centre has facilities to process information for monitoring socio-economic developemental activities within the district. Each NIC Dist. Unit have communication link with the State Informatics Centre for flow of information between the states and the districts .

            The network has high reliability and is available to the district administration all the time for efficient information flow .

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