With a mandate of setting up 5,550 kiosks in Andhra Pradesh
under the Rajiv Internet Village project, solution provider Radiant Infosystems
has launched the pilot project in 27 centers across the state.
Currently, the company is providing around 8-12 services.
In the first phase, Radiant plans to roll out 1500-plus centers by June this
year and the remaining centers will be rolled out in two phases.
Rajiv Internet Village is an AP government initiative to
take e-governance to the people. It entails provision of various services like
bill payments, certificates, land records, provision of information, etc.
Radiant has been authorized by the Principal Rajiv Partner (PRP), Bharat
Electronics Ltd (BEL) to implement the project.
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Objective |
| Every citizen in the state, be it in the urban or rural area, should be able to avail of all government services/benefits intended for the citizens in a quick, cost effective and hassle free manner, through a single window. Transacting with the government should be hassle free, avoiding middlemen, delays and rooting out corruption. Government schemes to alleviate poverty and illiteracy should reach the targeted groups, optimally. |
The kiosks will be linked with a web portal, Data Center
(DC), Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) and a call center. Radiant is entrusted
with building the complete network of supÂport system and also support the
entrepreneur. This incluÂdes supply and instalÂlation of computers, UPS and
peripheÂrals as required; access to Rajiv Portal, DC and DRC; training kiosk
operaÂtors for manning and operating the computer; and maintenance / support.
Giving an upÂdate on the proÂject Venu Myneni, PresiÂdent
and CEO, Radiant Infosystems said, “The DC, being set up in Hyderabad, will
host the enterprise portal integrating various particiÂpating departÂments and
businesses. The DRC will be setup in Bangalore and will act as a backup for the
main DC. The call center will be situated in Hyderabad and will start with 25-30
people and scale up depending on the number of calls, etc.”
The project follows the built, own and operate (BOO) model.
The initial contract is for five years and is extendable for five more years.
Radiant plans to launch as many centers as it can by the end of this year. A
total of 64 services will be provided through the kiosks. Apart from providing
government services, the kiosks will also provide many non-government services
like Western Union transfer, matrimonial services and even work as outlets for
buying Nokia cellphones. This is expected to act as another revenue stream for
the centers.
The whole
project cost is estimated to be between Rs 60 crore - 70 crore which also
includes setting up all the kiosks. Myneni said, “A kiosk will have computer,
printer, scanner, web camera, UPS, furniture, card readers etc.”
Pragati Simlote Hyderabad, April 6