Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday launched the 'Him' data portal, a common digital platform to improve the delivery of welfare schemes by integrating real-time and accurate data of all ♔government bodies.
Ad𒅌dressing a🐭 conference organised by the Bharti Institute of Public Policy of the Indian School of Business (ISB) on governance and technology in Punjab's Mohali, Sukhu said that state government agencies should collaborate, connect, and respond to the needs of the public more efficiently by accessing accurate and real-time data, a statement issued here said.
From July 2023, the Himachal Pradesh government would start the 'Him Parivar' project which will give aꦯ special digital identity to the p🌳eople of the state, he added.
"For good government, good governance is a must. The endeavour of Himachal Pradesh government is how to ta꧟ke technology to the common masses to make their lives better," the Chief Minister sꦐaid.
Sukhu said 'Him Pulse', an advanced data analytics application, would be used to the capacity of 'Him Parivar' by improving t♚he delivery of benefits to the targeted population. 'Him Pulse' was designed to enhance governance, help with last-mile delivery, and assess the trends of inclusion and exclusion of welfare beneficiaries.
Information about essential facilities like ration cards, family registers, electricity, drinking water, etc. would be available w🔜ith a single click through 'Him Parivar'.
Sukhu said that t🦂he people associated with the 'Him Parivar' project would get information about various welfare schemes e♍asily.
This will improve the effi🐷cie🦹ncy and transparency in the working of the government, the CM said.
He said the 𝕴aim of the sꦺtate government was to provide basic facilities down to the last man, for which it was necessary to have accurate digital data of government services and their beneficiaries.
The data portal will bring valuable data from multiple domains together and help in visualisin༺g patterns, gaps, opportunities and connections cohesively, the government statement said.
Besides, it will assis🐠t in giving operators insights into꧃ critical parts of a transaction, smart recovery process and connected system outages, it said.
Sukhu said in view of the state government's increased 𒉰focus on the importance of technology, subjects like artificial intelligen☂ce, machine learning, data science, drone technology and e-governance in this year's school and polytechnic college syllabus.
The state government and the ISB will work together in the fields of education, informat🌠ion technology, forests and governance.
-With PTI Input
