Punjab Infotech's services go online
Second phase of the Project primarily focused on
effective enablement of online services to its customers
 With the implementation of second phase of ERP in Punjab Infotech, almost all the services of Punjab Infotech can now be accessed online through its website. So, if you are an existing customer of Punjab Infotech or want to be a customer of Punjab Infotech, then you don't have to go anywhere or write any letters to Punjab Infotech, just register online with Punjab Infotech at www.punjabinfotech.gov.in and avail its services using your login credentials.
Punjab Infotech started the project of ERP implementation a year back in Dec 2010 to create an ecosystem enabling efficient anytime-anywhere delivery of services. To handle the gigantic task ahead, Punjab Infotech's management envisaged the “Phased approach” of implementation instead of “Big-bang approach” to ensure critical issues like change management, data digitization etc. are dealt appropriately over a period of time. Today this phased approach has helped Punjab Infotech in smooth migration from semi-manual functioning to automated system.
During the first phase of the project Punjab Infotech's management focused on automation of internal functions, business process re-engineering and streamlining of processes to minimize delays associated with handling of physical files and manual interventions. Punjab Infotech was able to achieve this goal within a period of 6 months with the implementation of core modules of ERP involving Finance & Accounts, Procurement & Inventory, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Project Management, File & Content management and Estate Development & Management system. All the services related to these modules were made live on 18th July 2011.
During the second phase of project, Punjab Infotech's
management primarily focused on effective
enablement of online services to its customers.
Various modules that have been made live in second
phase include Franchisee management, Assignee
management and Enterprise Asset management
(EAM). While Franchisee and Assignee management
modules are Customer centric modules, EAM is used
for managing assets of Punjab Infotech.
In order to get its customers acquainted to the new
system, Punjab Infotech had conducted multiple
orientation workshops for various government
departments and franchisees and is planning to
schedule workshops for Allottees in nearby future.
Department of Local Government,
Punjab takes initiative in Video Conferencing
An initiative was taken by the Department of Local Government, Punjab for installation of Video Conferencing System at eight end points which include the six Municipal Corporations, Deputy Director Regional, Ferozepur and Head office at Chandigarh.
The six MC's which have been connected through VC are Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Ludhaian, Bathinda, SAS Nagar, Mohali & DC Office Ferozpur to the head office at Chandigarh.
M/s Tulip Telecom Private Ltd. was nominated as the Implementation Partner after e-Tendering. VCS has been installed and tested with all the end points in the conference. The facility will be supported by the vendor for a period of five years on managed services model.
The system is configured for 24x7 use with dedicated resources and allows setting up of high definition video conferencing; point and point and multipoint calls. Helpdesk facility is available to the users for setting up VC calls. The facility is not limited to just the specified eight end points, even external users possessing VC equipment can be taken into the VC call at no additional cost.
Besides the convenience of holding VC meetings, the costs related to physical movement of various officials and travelling expenses for attending meetings are expected to be cut down drastically. This would also help the senior functionaries to review the progress of various development works & projects with the field officers for better results.
Government of Punjab to sign MoU with FICCI for Invest India
DIPP- FICCI Joint Venture
Globally, India is one of the most preferred destinations for foreign investment, however due to the heterogeneous nature of the Indian market, investors do find difficulty in finding clear answers to queries and also experience delays in getting their investments to fructify speedily.
It is with this view that Invest India, a Joint Venture Company (Not for Profit Company) between Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) - Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Government of India, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Various State Governments has been set up. Invest India is responsible for promoting and facilitating investments to India. The shareholding currently is 51% FICCI and 49% DIPP. Subsequently DIPP will dilute its equity to include all State Governments.
The Government of Punjab will soon be signing an MoU with Invest India. Govt of Punjab is focusing on the core needs of industry – power, infrastructure and technically skilled manpower. There has been a major economic shift with large companies looking at investing in the East. The MoU with Invest India will directed towards channeling these investments into Punjab in this direction. As more investments pour into Punjab, it will a beneficial impact financially as well as socially on the State and help it overcome the problems of unemployment, drug abuse etc while also becoming a catalyst towards empowering women. The MoU will provide platform to explore investment opportunities to the potential investors in Industrial sector in the state.
Invest India shall act as a first reference point for investors. Invest India shall also be a facilitator and partner offering handholding services to the investors to keep them to speedily fructify their investment plans.
Punjab Vidhan Sabha gets its
Digital Conferencing System
 A new computer controlled digital conferencing system has been installed at Punjab Vidhan Sabha as the old one had become obsolete. It was been successfully tested during the three day session of Vidhan Sabha held in October, 2011.
The system is designed and backed by DIS, a company with a solid track record of stability and customer support. M/S Elgin Electronics Ltd. has been appointed as the Implementation Partner who will also provide operations and maintenance support for three years.
The innovative colour touch-screen of the system puts new vistas of information at the user's fingertips - very quickly and easily. Separate units are provided for the Chairman and delegates. The system helps participants to focus on and participate in the meetings more effectively. For managers, it provides an overview of everything that's happening to help monitor and control the sessions.
Microphones of Delegates are centrally controlled with an oveririding priority with the Chairman. Microphones are fully integrated with Video cameras which automatically focus on the Chairman or concerned Delegate upon microphone activation. The video and sound are also made available to viewers and listeners in various offices/ rooms in addition to the main hall.
Punjab Infotech Launches 4th Session
of mentoring programme for the entrepreneurs
 Inncube is all set to provide an environment to translate knowledge and innovation into creation of successful entrepreneurs.
In continuation to a series of successful mentoring sessions, Punjab infotech had organized the 4th Session of mentoring and networking workshop on Nov 30, 2011 at the Mohali Inncubation Centre for the budding entrepreneurs.
Mr. Ajay Shrivastava Joint Director, STPI Mohali held the mentoring session at INNCUBE for the Incubatees.Mr Ajay holds a BE degree from BITS Bhilai and did his Masters from BITS,Pilani.He is having 14 years of experience in working with startups. Mr.Shrivastava headed STPI Rajasthan as Centre Head for 8 years till 2008, post which he has been
managing as Centre Head STPI, Punjab and HP till date.
In his interaction with allottees, he shared the mantras for success which played a key role in his success. He apprised inncubatees about tax benefits provided by Government and discussed about facilities being provided by STPI.
Due to the increasing interest and demand for INNCUBE , Punjab Infotech has decided to acquire the additional space of 13,300 sq.ft available on front portion of ground floor and first floor and expand the operations of INNCUBE.
Inncube now provides space to 10 start up companies.
Punjab Infotech participates in
Banglore IT Biz 2011
INDUSTRY CHEERS BANGALORE IT.BIZ 2011
 Industry majors who participated in India's flagship ICT event, Bangalore IT.biz were unanimous in their praise for the quality of content and participation at the event which concluded in Bangalore held on October 18-20, 2011. The annual event with its primary focus on innovation was aimed at capturing major developments in the country even as the thrust was on Research & Development (R&D). Participants were treated to Multi-track conferences, an International Exhibition, CEO conclave, IT Excellence Awards and the National and Rural IT Quiz.
The event attracted ICT industry majors like Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Intel, IBM, HCL, Airtel, Nokia, Siemens, Map my India, Mahendra Satyam, Tata Elxsi, Texas Instruments, Dell and Tessolve. The participants also included over 110 exhibitors AND 900 plus delegates and 600 plus companies along with states like Rajasthan and Bihar - the latest states to foray into the IT sector. The conferences and seminars focused on Innovative solutions offered by ICT and hardware industry in, Urban living, Animation and Gaming, National GIS, Green Technology, Skill development, Cloud Computing, MSMEs, Aadhaar, the ambitious project of UID, and Workshop on Electronics Systems Design and Manufacturing were also organized.
Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan (Kris), Executive Co-Chairman, Infosys Ltd. Said,” This year's Bangalore IT.Biz saw participation from all the major industry bodies in Karnataka and several state delegations. This is a reflection of the renewed interest in growing the IT industry in Karnataka and India as well as learning and networking from each other. The focus of the conference was Innovation which is apt as we look to the next wave of growth and I am sure that this year's deliberations will set the agenda for tomorrow's growth. Bangalore IT.Biz has provided an excellent platform for Young Entrepreneurs, with qualitative proposals which were developed to connect with Venture Capitalists for realization.
Punjab Infotech participated in Bangalore IT.biz 2011, where Mr. Rakesh Nangia, Sr ED, and Mr Gurpeet Singh,DGM participated as delegates in two days event. The Conclave facilitated a fruitful interaction with various representatives of IT industry and of bodies like TiE, NASSCOM, ELCIA, CSI, EDFE Forum etc.
Destination Punjab
to promote Brand Punjab
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) had organized Destination Punjab to promote Brand Punjab to provide thrust to industries including tourism besides its art and culture with a focus to bring investment in the state.
Destination Punjab was organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with Government of Punjab at Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar from October 7-10. Spread over more than 6000 sqm, the Expo had over 120 exhibitors from various sectors like Auto Components, Hand Tools, Machine Tools, Engineering, Farm Equipments, Industrial Maintenance, Consumer durables, Healthcare & Tourism etc. The Mega Expo was successful in its basic objective of being a platform for the business world to interact and forge partnerships and bring forth newer investments and entrepreneurship opportunities for the future of Punjab. Apart from aiming to provide momentum to the industrial success of Punjab, the event also highlighted the extensive B2G interactive and participative session and knowledge events.
Enthused at the response received by the Expo, 70% of the exhibitors stated that they rated the Expo as Excellent or good and 84% said that they would like to participate again in the next edition of Destination Punjab. Over 7000 enquiries worth around Rs. 30 crores were generated based on preliminary analysis.
Destination Punjab was also a platform for Industry-Institute Interface and provided educational institutions a great opportunity of interacting with industry. According to Dr. Rajneesh Arora, Vice Chancellor, Punjab Technical University, one of the key requirements of industry is trained technical manpower and PTU has been playing an important role in fulfilling this need. At Destination Punjab, we were able to interact with a large number of corporates from Punjab as well as other parts of the country, were able to showcase our various colleges and courses and build up a confidence level with the corporates. As important, we are flexible enough to set up new courses based on requirements of industry and Destination Punjab has thrown up a lot of ideas in this context.
Having realized that no transformation is possible without the transformation of the world's perception of oneself, efforts are on to build positive opinion of Punjab as an overall business destination and to ensure pivotal Mindshare as IT destination through communication exercises. Punjab Infotech regularly organizes and participates in events in order to increase the visibility of the State as a favorable ecosystem for investments. In continuation to promote the State as IT favourable destination, Punjab Infotech had participated in Destination Punjab .Punjab Infotech showcased its initiatives in Human Resource Development,Strong Investor Relations,Policy and creating Infrastructure for IT in the State.
Mr Pikender Pal Singh, Regional Director, CII Northern Region said, Destination Punjab has reinforced the successful track record of CII prestigious events which have always created an investment platform for the state. Looking at the enthusiastic response, we have decided to make Destination Punjab an annual event he asserted.
The key knowledge events held at Destination Punjab included a session on Catalyzing Punjab Industry for Defence Procurement, session on Future of Manufacturing in Punjab by ISB, Mohali and Vendor Development Programmes Engineering Sector. There will be Kisaan Goshthis, Panel Discussions on Increasing Linkages between Farmers and Agri Retail Sector Making Agriculture Remunerative for Marginal Farmers in Punjab and Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness. A Round Table was also held with S Sukhbir Singh Badal, Dy. Chief Minister, Punjab, which will go a long way in providing a further impetus to industry in the State.
Punjab Government implementing
IFMS & IWDMS in Secretariat
Government of Punjab is implementing Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) in Department of Finance and Integrated Workflow Document Management System (IWDMS) in Punjab Civil Secretariat.
Integrated Workflow Document Management System (IWDMS) would enable an effective informational exchange and build knowledge base for information. Project IWDMS aims to replace existing manual systems of paper based working in the Punjab Civil Secretariat departments. The envisaged IWDMS application would facilitate Punjab Civil Secretariat departments in functioning anytime and from anywhere. It is a multilingual solution for automating the functions at all levels of the administrative hierarchy of any Governmental department/office.
The Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) will fully automate the treasuries, finance and planning department. The Project envisages strengthening of the Public Financial Management as a part of the Strengthening Public Expenditure Management in Government programmes. It is a integrated solution which provides consolidated and consistent information about the state government expenditures and receipts across the state. IFMS integrates the major functions carried out by Finance Department, Directorate of Accounts and Treasury, Directorate of Pension and Provident Fund, Treasury and Sub Treasury offices spread across the state.
The Punjab IWDMS Web Portal is the user interface and delivery channel to citizens of Punjab for providing access to the Government to Citizen (G2C) services offered by the Punjab Government. Users will have direct access to the services being provided on the portal from their office/homes/other locations. For further processing, the transactions initiated by citizens on the portal will be routed to the Back Office system - Punjab IWDMS Application (which Departments of the State of Punjab have access to) through a secure and reliable messaging infrastructure.
The G2C services initially offered on the portal will allow the citizen to seek information under Right To Information (RTI) Act 2005, apply for a Visitor Pass, raise a Public Grievance, appeal under Right To Services Act etc. At any point, the citizen can track the status of the application using the Track Status feature of the portal.
The portal thus aims to bring about high levels of citizen satisfaction through integrated service delivery on an anytime, anywhere basis, in a transparent, effective and efficient manner. Moreover it will enhance government accountability and performance by facilitating provision of better services to citizens in shorter time frames.
Implementation of IFMS & IWDMS projects has been initiated and the project is divided in different phases. Integrated Financial Management System has been deployed in all Treasuries with from July 2011 and Integrated Workflow and Document Management System has also been started in various departments from July 2011. Both the projects will be fully implemented by March 2012, further followed by operational maintenance of 5 years. |