Bhubaneswar, Mar 14 (FN Representative) Embarking on a new era of e-Governance in Odisha, the first of its kind in the country, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated the Online Incentive Management System developed by Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC). This online incentive management system portal facilitates submission of applications by entrepreneurs to get their incentives sanctioned under Odisha’s IT, Electronics, Data Centre, BPO and Semiconductor Manufacturing and Fabless Policies. Sources said, this Online Incentive Management System will provide multiple advantages over physical application submission, such as easy submission of application and uploading of documents, single window portal facility, error-checks for applications, and message alerts.
With the help of this online portal, a company will be able to submit its application any day during the week.The online portal facilitates real-time tracking of application status and notifies the applicants with E mail / SMS on submission of application as well as in various levels of processing. Speaking on the occasion, Patnaik said that this is perhaps the first time any state has created a platform for incentive management for IT/Electronics Industries in a faceless manner through an online platform. This system, the Chief Minister said will make it easier for companies to avail incentives under various policies of the Electronics and IT Department. The Electronics & Information Technology Department, in collaboration with NASSCOM and other industry bodies, intends to conduct hands-on training programmes for IT/ITeS/Electronics establishments on the usage of this online portal. Patnaik also inaugurated the New District Websites developed under the robust – ‘Standardized Website Framework’ (SWF), which is in line with the Chief Minister’s transformational 5T initiative.
All the 30 district portals have been developed within this framework, aiming to present a unified face of Odisha and deliver an integrated web experience for citizens across all government websites. Launching the website, he said the new websites are extremely user friendly for all demographic segments of society. With more transparency and efficiency, it will act as true models of 5T governance which, the Chief Minister said, has set a new benchmark in the nation.” Speaking on the occasion, 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian said “we have rolled an array of successful projects with the application of 5T initiative”. This has taken the State to a new era of governance that has fast paced development in a remarkable way, he added. Electronics and IT Minister Tusharkanti Behera said the development of the new district websites is a strategic move towards a unified and innovative digital presence. The Online Incentive Management System will create a business-friendly environment which will attract investment and foster growth, he said.