The state of Jharkhand, which completed 15 years yesterday, has introduced a host of Android apps and 3 web portals marching towards the Digital India mission, reports The Pioneer. According to Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das, 2/3rd of the state’s population are mobile users. The apps, accessible here, have been developed by the Jharkhand Space Applications Centre and include Jharkhand transport, MNREGA, e-garbage, main bhi police (I’m a police too) and e-district. The state will also connect Jharkhand panchayats with the National Optical Fibre Network by next year. The state will also launch a special purpose vehicle in order to create reports for bringing panchayats online, and has finalised a consultancy agency. It will also connect villages once panchayats are connected, and if that is not feasible, look at WiMax or TV white space for connectivity. (Related read: NOFN Broadband finally piloted in Idukki district in Kerala) Jharkhand also launched an ‘Advantage Jharkhand portal’, a single window portal to facilitate quick clearance for industries. It has already signed an MoU worth Rs 880 crore for setting up a food processing industry. A Jharkhand Industrial Park Policy, 2015 has also been implemented. The state has formed an anti-terrorist squad (renamed from the previous vigilance bureau) along with a cyber crime police station. With this, it has also launched an e-FIR system, following the lead of the Odisha state e-FIR system. For the e-FIR system, the government claims that 892 FIRs have been lodged, out of which 734 have been disposed. Interestingly, on…
