JANAKPURDHAM, March 2: Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan City is emphasizing the use of information technology for the promotion of e-good governance and making the service delivery smooth, systematized and efficient.
Mayor Manoj Kumar Saha said the submetropolis in Dhanusha district is taking initiatives for technology improvement in line with its policy of maximum use of information technology for resolving the hassles the citizens face while completing the paperwork visiting the office time and again.
According to Mayor Saha, initiatives have been taken to manage the technology required for delivering service to the citizens using information technology and for making the sub-metropolis' internal service flow technology-aided.
"We have started works for operating e-attendance and providing the services by which service-seekers can present the details online. We hope this will make the sub-metropolis' services prompt and promote transparency in its works," Saha said, adding that they are in the process of developing a digital information system for paying tax.
Chief Administrative Officer Ratnesh Sashi said the sub-metropolis is stressing a maximum use of technology to provide various services to the citizens.
"We are moving ahead to make all types of services at the sub-metropolis digitized as far as possible. We have already started using the Local Level Consolidated Fund Management System software as directed by the Comptroller General Office," Shashi said.
He said they have already written to the Office for adopting Revenue Management Information System (RMIS) and the Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan City would be the first local government in Madhesh Province once it comes into implementation. It has already adopted the electronic fund transfer system.
The sub-metropolis also plans to develop mobile apps to make the sub-metropolis fully technology-friendly. Similarly, an online system is being developed through which details of plans, cost, implementation area and the progress of projects can be seen.
"Initiatives have been taken to make service delivery more technological and systematic. A plan has been set to make arrangements where taxpayers could make online payment of integrated property tax, house rent tax, other business tax, as well as revenue in the course of making a digital city," shared Shashi.
Similarly, there is a plan to develop an online system so that ward offices and ward health posts inside the sub-metropolitan city could be monitored from a single place, as well as activities have been forwarded for social security registration by appointing computer operators at 25 wards.
Activities have been forwarded to develop an integrated network in order to monitor through CCTV cameras in the area from a single place for the security management as Janakpur is a religious place. Around 50 CCTV cameras have been installed in the area.
Mayor Saha said, "We have launched a 'Visit Janakpur' app to get to know Janakpurdham closely. It will help in easy access to all activities if digital coding of all houses here is done."
Deputy Mayor Kishori Shah pointed out the need for encouraging access and use of information systems in 'Tax to house' in order to develop the sub-metropolis as a citizen service center.
Activities are being carried out prioritizing the use of technology in order to facilitate plan formulation, monitoring and complaint management, she shared.