Tripura IT Policy 2000

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IT Policy '2000 :

Object ives of th e P ol icy D e ve lo p m e n t o f H u m a n R e s o u r c e fo r I T El ect r on i c G ove r n an ce I ncen t i ves f o r I T I nd us t r i e s Objectives of this Policy :

The I T Po l i cy has th ree b road m issions: 1. Deve l o p me n t o f h u m a n re sou rce f o r I T t h ro u g h a d o p t i o n o f I T ed u cat i o n i n

educa t iona l i nst i t u t i ons o f T r ipu ra .2. Promot ion o f e lect r on ic governance fo rc. Ef f i c ien t and e f fec t i ve de l i ve ry o f govern m ent se rv i cesd. I m p ro ve d re ve n u e co ll e ct i o n se. I m p ro v i n g f i n an c ia l ma n a g em e n tf. Bet te r d i ssem i n a t i o n o f i n f o rma t i o n o n g o ve rn m e n t f u n c t i o n s , t h ro u g h set t i n g u p

o f I FCs and host ing o f w ebs i tes .

3. Posi t i on ing the s ta te as an a t t rac t i ve loca t ion fo r i nvestment by g loba l andna t iona l compan ies th rou gh a t t r ac t i ve packages. Th is w i l l be w i th an ob jec t i ve to

c re ate e mp l o ym e n t p o te n t i a l i n t h e s ta te i n I T i n d u st r i e s .

I t w o u l d b e t h e o b j e c t i ve o f t h e g o ve rn me n t t o l i m i t i t s r o l e in t h e d e ve lo p me n t o f I T

i n d u s t r y a s a f a c i l it a t o r - p r o v i d i n g i n f r a st ru c tu r a l su p p or t , i n t e r f a ci n g w i t h re l ate d

i n s t i t u t i o n s w i t h i n I n d i a a n d o u t s i d e an d p r o v i d i n g n e ce ssary i n cen t i ve s / co n ce ss i on s t oencourage p r i va te in i t i a t i ve in the I T secto r .

Development of Human-Resource for IT :

The goa l o f c reat ing an I T - consc ious and I T - d r i ven governm ent and soc iety canno t beach ieved w i thou t bu i ld ing comp etenc ies in hum an resource deve lopment . Th is i s m ore

requ i red because o f th e ex is t i ng leve ls o f I T educat ion in T r ipu ra , especia l l y i n a reas

o u ts i d e Ag a r ta l a. Th e Sta te g o ve rn m e n t w i l l t h e re fo re g ive t o p p r i o r i t y t o t h eaccom p l i shment o f th i s ob jec t i ve o f I T Po li cy and p lace emph as is on deve lopment o f I T

educa t iona l fac il i t i es in d i s t r i c t HQs and sub-d iv i s iona l tow ns.

I n o rd e r t o a ch i eve t h e a b o ve-m e n t i o n e d o b j e ct i ve s , t h e f o l lo w i n g p o l i cy i n i t i a t i ve s w i l l

b e t a ke n : -

3. Com put e r and I n te rn e t access w ou ld be p rov ided to a l l H igher secondary and H ighSchoo ls o f the s t a te .

4. A modu le on I T w ou ld be made in teg r a l to a l l degree courses o f Tr ipu r a Un ive rs i t y

and o ther i ns t i tu t i ons. The cu r r i cu lum o f ex is t i ng compute r courses wou ld a l so be

re -s t ru c tu re d t o su i t t h e p re sen t d a y r e q u i rem e n ts o f I T em p l o ye rs.5. Br ing ing Tr ipu ra Un ive rs i t y , T r ipu ra Eng ineer ing Co l lege and Tr ipu ra Po ly techn ic

on t he ERNET (educa t ion ne t w ork ) o r RENI C ( Research and Educa t iona l N I C

n e two rk ) so a s t o f a c i l i t a t e b e t t e r co mmu n i ca t i o n b e twe e n t h e e d u ca t i o n ai n s t i t u t i o n s w i t h i n T r i p u ra a n d o u t s i d e T r ip u ra .

6. En co u ra ge me n t t o I T t r a i n i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s b e in g se t u p p r i va te ly i n t h e S ta te , w i t hspecia l emph as is on t he d is t r i c t HQs and sub-d iv i s iona l tow ns. Ef fo r t s w i l l a l so be

m a d e t o p u t i n t o p l a ce a me ch an i sm fo r t h e se t r a i n i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s t o ch e ck su b -s ta n d ard i n s t i t u t e s f r o m p ro l i f era t i n g .
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7. Spec ial I T Courses ( w i th p rov is ion fo r st i pends) w i l l be s ta r ted fo r backw ardclasses of c i t izens.

8. The Sta te Governm ent w ou ld iden t i f y i n s t i tu t es o f exce l lence as par tn e rins t i t u t i ons and invo lve them in increasing use o f I T in educat iona l i ns t i tu t i ons.

9. As env isaged in Na t iona l I T Act ion P lan , su i tab le f l oo r space in governm entbu i ld ings, schoo ls and co l leges, w h ich a re no t u t i l i zed dur ing non-o f f i ce hours

w o u l d b e gi ve n t o p r i va te I T t r a i n i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s i n r e tu rn f o r a p ro p o r t i o n a ten u m b e r o f n o mi n a t i o n s o f g o vern m e n t e mp l o ye e s.

10.Pr iva te par t i es sha l l be encouraged t o se t up I n te r ne t ca fes in co l leges andUn i vers i t y . Sp a ce m a y b e p ro v i d e d f r e e by t h e i n s t i t u t i o n b u t co mp u te r h a rd w a rea n d so f tw a re w o u l d h a ve t o b e i n s ta l l ed b y t h e p a r t y co n ce rn e d .

11.Educa ted you th w i l l be encouraged to se t up Pub l i c te le - in fo rm at ion cen t res( PTI Cs) on the l i nes o f PCOs and th ey m ay be p rov ided assis tance under ex is t i ngSe l f - em p lym ent schem es, l i ke PMRY. These PTI Cs w i l l p rov ide I n t e rne t access on

p a yme n t t o a n y p e rso n .As env isaged in Na t iona l I T Act ion P lan , the Governm ent o f I nd ia p roposes to launch

th ree schemes - V idyar th i compute r scheme, Sh ikshak compute r Scheme and Schoo

compute r scheme - to enab le s tuden ts , teachers and schoo ls respect i ve ly to pu rchasecompute rs under a t t rac t i ve f i nanc ia l packages. The S ta te government w i l l adop t

t h i s sch em e a n d e n co u rag e i t s w i d e i mp l e me n ta t i o n .

Electronic Governance :

I n t h e f i r s t p h a se o f co mp u te r i sat i o n i n T r i p u ra , t h e e f f o r t w a s t o co mp u te r i se t h e b a si c

c le r i ca l opera t ions, l i ke typ ing and r epor t i ng in va r ious fo rm ats . The ma in ob j ec t i ve w as to

crea te I T aw areness amon g th e o f f i cers and emp loy ees and a lso to encourage use o fcompute rs in day - to - day use . These e f fo r ts have been fa i r l y successfu l and many

depar tm ents have ins ta l l ed compu te rs .

I n o rd e r t o f u r t h e r co n so l i d ate t h i s p ro g re ss, t h e f o l l ow i n g p o l i cy i n i t i a t i ve s wo u l d b e

ta ke n : -

0. Majo r depar tm ents sha l l p repare a 5 - year I T p lan iden t i f y ing th e com pute r i sa t ionneeds o f the depar tm ent and ou t l i n ing va r iou s p lans fo r comput e r i sa t ion . They w i la l so iden t i f y as to w h ich a l l secto r s they w i l l com pute r i se and the agency they

propose to use fo r m ee t ing the i r compu te r i sa t ion needs.1. A l l d ep a r tm e n ts w i l l ea rma rk a p o r t i o n o f t h e i r b u d g e t f o r a p p l y in g I T in t h e

d e p ar tm e n t . Th i s i n ves tm e n t w i l l i n cl u d e n o t o n l y t h e p u r ch ase o f I T p ro d u ct s , I T

so f tw are bu t a l so fo r t r a in ing and I T se rv i ces.

2. I n f o rm a t i o n a n d Fa ci l it a t i o n ce n t re s ( I FCs) m a y b e se t u p f o r b e t t e r d i ssem i n a t i o no f i n f o rm a t i o n o n g o ve rn m e n ta l f u n c t i o n s. Th e d e p a r tme n ts m a y a l so l a u n ch t h e i ro w n W e b s it e s f o r t h e sa me p u rp o se .

3. Th e Sta te g o ve rn me n t w i l l d eve l o p a WAN (w i d e are a n etw o rk ) f o r t h e s ta te a n da l l d i st r i c ts w i l l be li nked t o the S ta te cap i ta l th r ough t h i s WAN. Adequa teb a n d w i d t h w i l l be p ro v i d ed f o r t h e WAN so t h a t t h e sam e co mm u n i cat i o n m e d i u m

can be used fo r te le - and v ideo - con fe renc ing a lso . The Governm ent w i l l a l so pu ta l l impor t an t Acts , governm ent o rders , ci rcu la rs on the WAN.

4. Th e S ta te g o ve rn me n t w i l l e n d e a vo u r t o e xp e d i t i o u s l y i mp l e me n t t h e f o l l o w i n gm a j o r I T p ro j e ct s i n t h e v a r i o u s d e p ar tm e n ts o f Go ve rn m e n t o f T r i p u ra :-


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. Com pute r i sa t ion o f T reasur iesa. Com pute r i sat ion o f Sa les Tax sys tem b. Com pute r i sa t ion o f Mot o r Veh ic les Reg is t ra t ion . c. Land Record Com pute r i sa t ion , i nc lud ing d ig i t i sa t ion o f revenu e m aps.d. Ge o g rap h i ca l I n fo rm a t i o n Sys te m (G IS ) f o r t h e s ta te .e. Com pute r i sa t ion o f Sta te Group I nsurance Scheme f. Com pute r i sa t ion o f Pens ion accoun t ing sys tem sg. Com pute r i sa t ion o f Cr im e Records.h. Com pute r i sa t ion o f reg is t ra t ion ( o f deeds) o f f i ces in a l l sub-d iv i s ions and d is t r i c ts .6. A l l d ep a r tm e n ts w i l l h ave a Personne l I n f o r m a t i on syst em d e ve lo p e d f o r t h e m a n d

th e payro l l s compu te r i sed . The Sta te Governm ent w ou ld a l so mak e ef fo r t s to s ta r t

compu te r i sed d isbursement o f sa lar ies . For th i s , the NI C w ou ld be requested to

p repare a s tandard package fo r use o f a l l depar tm ents .

Spec ial t ra in ing packages w i l l be des igned w i th a v iew t o a t ta in un ive rsa l comput e r

l i te racy am ong t he o f f i ce rs and s ta f f o f Governm ent o f T r ipu r a . These t ra in ing coursesm ay range f rom courses on bas ic compu te r use to ones on p ro f i c iency in use o f com pute r

fo r o f f i ce app l i cat ions.

Incentives for IT Industries :The Governm ent o f T r ipu r a has a lready a package o f i ncen t i v es to se t up any indust ry i n

Tr ipu ra . I n add i t i on t o these incen t i v es, the fo l l ow ing incen t i ves a re p roposed to beg iven to encourage young en te rp r eneurs to se t up indust ry , espec ia ll y fo r so f tw are

deve lopment , in T r ipu ra : -

6. The Governm ent o f T r ipu ra w i l l g i ve the same s ta tus to t he secto r o f I T -enab ledserv i ces as i s g i ven to t he secto r o f so f tw are deve lopment .

7. I T so f tw a re i n d u st r y w i l l b e exe m p te d f r o m l o ca t i o n al r e g u l a t i on s .8. Th e IT So f tw a re i n d u st r y w i l l b e exe m p t f r o m th e p ro v i s i on s o f cer t a i n a c t s /

regu la t ions, l i ke Po l lu t i on Con t ro l Act , Facto r ies Act and Con t rac t Labour

( Regu la t ion ) Act to fac i li ta te easy se t t i ng u p o f so f tw are un i ts .

9. Depar tm ent o f I ndust r ies & Com m erce sha l l crea te a separa te a rea fo r se t t i ng u pth e un i ts fo r m a jo r I T com pan ies. Th is a rea sha l l be designa ted as an I T Park . The

Sta te Govt . w ou ld p rov ide bas ic i n f ras t r uc tu r a l faci l i t i es at t he Designa ted I T Park ,

i n c lu d i n g u n i n te r ru p te d p o w e r su p p ly . I n case t h e u n i t w a n ts t o set u p i t s o w ncap t i ve p o w e r g e n e ra t i on , n o p e rm i ssi o n w o u l d b e re q u i re d f r o m a n y a g e n cy f o r

DG se ts up to 50 KVA. The land may be a l l o t ted in these a reas a t concess ionara te s f o r I T u n i t s, su b j e c t t o t h e i r g i v i n g e mp l o ym e n t t o a m i n i mu m o f 2 0 p e rso n s

f ro m th e Sta te .1 0 .The Sta te govern m ent w i l l a lso se t up a So f tw are techno logy Park in Agar t a la w i t h

th e he lp o f STPI , a reg iste red soc iety u nder Depar tm ent o f E lec t ron ics (Min is t r y o fI n fo rm a t i o n Te ch n o l o g y , Go v t o f I n d i a ) . I n t h i s p ark , p ro v i s i on s w i l l b e ma d e f o r

s i n g le - w i n d o w c l ea ra n ce f o r so f tw a re d e vel o p me n t u n i t s t o b e set u p , a s p er t h e

ex is t i ng schemes o f Governm ent o f I nd ia . The Sta te governm ent w i l l adm in is te rt h e So f tw a re Te ch n o l o g y Park t h ro u g h a d e s ig n a te d a g en cy / corp o ra t i o n .

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