Jharkhand CM directs for central data centre for all departments

Vision document on e-governance for next 5 years

Ranchi, September 8: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that separate data centers of government departments or offices are not appropriate from the point of view of cyber security.

In such a situation, a centralized data center should be made for all the departments. With this, the system of cyber security can be strengthened with better management, maintenance and monitoring of the data center.

Addressing while presiding over the 10th board of directors meeting of Jharkhand Agency for Promotion of Information Technology (JAP-IT) in Ranchi on Thursday,  being held after a gap of six years, the Chief Minister directed the officials to set up a data recovery center and a cyber security response team. On this occasion, he inquired about various schemes and services operated by JAP-IT.

Hemant Soren said that the security of the data of the departments is very important. Data leaks can lead to many big problems. In such a situation, the security audit of the data of all the departments should be done at regular intervals. Any deficiencies found in the data security audit should be controlled immediately.

The Chief Minister asked the Information Technology Department to prepare a vision document for the next  five years on e-governance. He advised on assessing how new technologies can be used better in government work. It will prove to be very effective in making the e-governance system transparent with the changing times.

The Chief Minister said that there are piles of old files in the departments. This system should end. He asked to complete the digitization of all important government documents at the earliest. He also said that arrangements should also be made for the execution of files and documents which are no longer useful.

The Chief Minister said that a system of chip-based e-pass should be made for the entry of personnel and government vehicles in the Secretariat and attached offices. Apart from this, there should be a provision of sensor glasses at all the entrances of the secretariat so that only persons with e-pass can enter inside. With this, the entry of unwanted people into the secretariat will be controlled and it will prove to be much better from the point of view of office security.

 In the field of IT, the personnel working in the Secretariat should be engaged in the field of IT, educated from IITs and reputed technical institutes.

The Chief Minister said that many such personnel are working in the Secretariat and attached offices, who have received education from IITs and reputed technical institutions. The Chief Minister asked to prepare a list of such technical experts and directed that their services should be specially taken in the work being done in the field of information technology of the government.