Status of Sugam



Name of Project Integrated Community Service Centre (i-CoSC) now named as SUGAM
Scope of the Project

Community Service Centres to be seup at all Tehsils/ Sub-Tehsils, Sub-Divisions and District Headquarter of all Shimla District. Now being rolled out in other districts.

Sources of Funds UNDP through National Institute of Smart Governance (NISG). Rs.1.50 Crores sanctioned in January, 2005
Fund Released Received: Rs.1,05,000/- Utilised: 83,56,158/- (up to 31.3.2008)
Status of the Project
  • Sugam setup at Shimla DC Office Rolled out over 50 services in these centres.

  • Queue Management System has installed at D.C. Office, Shimla.

  • Setup, 15 additional Sugam Centres at Nankhari, Rampur, Kumarsain, Tikkar, Rohru, Chirgaon, Jubbal, Dodra Kwar, Chopal, Nerwa,Kupvi, Theog, Kotkhai, SunniJunga.

  • Procurement and installation as Backend departs. (Labour & Employment, Municipal Corporation, ICDS-Welfare etc.)

  • Uniform Sugam Receipt has been implemented.

  • Basic Computer Training and Web Development Training to various department.
  • Data Entry for e-Gazette and Act, Rule and Manual.

  • Software development for providing additional services like HPSEB Electricity Billing, Telephone & Mobile Billing,ICDS and HRTC Booking, Uniform Receipts etc.Telephone & Mobile Billing have also been started in Solan Sugam Centre.

Benefits to Citizens

i-CoSC (Sugam) can  play an important role in providing services at the doorstep of rural community by bringing all citizen related services and information under a single roof cutting across different tiers of administration. The unique feature of this project is that the submission of documents and collection of required certificates/ licences etc. can be done even at a place other than the one where sanction is to be done (except where physical presence is necessary as per law). Mainly following services are being provided through these centres: Transport: Vehicle registration, Saarthi – Driving licence, Bus booking & Time table; Election: Voter registration andVoter Id; e-Praman/Certificates:   Caste, Domicile, Senior citizen, Income, Backward area, Legal heir, SC/ST, OBC; Revenue: HimBhoomi-Land records forms,  Land record Nakal/ Jamabandi, HimRis-Property registration; Utility: Electricity bills, BSNL telephone bills; REFNIC -Reference Monitoring of Files; Agmarknet-   Agriculture commodity prices; District authorities: Arms Licence; Police Complaints; e-Pehchan: Senior citizen identity card, Disability identity card; Labour and Employment:Vacancy listings, Employment exchange registration; Tourism: Hotel reservation, Tourist Information; All departments:Forms and Web pages