Andhra Pradesh became the first State to implement an automated solution for the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme with Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekahara Reddy releasing an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solution developed for the scheme by Tata Consultancy Services here on Monday.
Releasing the software solution, Dr. Reddy said that it would provide total accountability and transparency in implementing the scheme and act as a role model for the rest of the country. He said that with the Government striving to provide congenial atmosphere for the growth of the industry, Hyderabad had emerged the new software and hardware destination.
With the automated management of APREGS, the scheme has gone live in over 658 mandals across 13 districts. It will help in simplifying complex activities like issue of job cards to rural households, identification of work to be undertaken, generation of work estimates, work execution and wage payment. Irrespective of location, the beneficiaries could browse about their villages, work status and wage payments.
Rural Development Minister D. Srinivas said the development of the software solution by TCS had removed the scope for anybody to have doubts about transparent implementation of the scheme.
Earlier, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for a Synergy Park, a global software development centre which delivers IT solutions to customers. Coming up on a 51-acre site, the proposed Park was one step further in leveraging combined software strengths of TCS and CMC, said S. Ramadorai, CEO and MD of TCS.
He said that it was expected to house over 8,500 associates. The first phase would be ready by March 2007 and the entire facility by 2009.
He said that TCS and CMC have been growing rapidly in Hyderabad and it was planned to increase the strength of associates from the current 4,200 to 10,000 by 2010.
Later talking to reporters, Mr. Ramadorai said there were no plans for merger of CMC with TCS. He said that the strengths of both the companies were being leveraged to go to the market with a number of integrated solution offers. TCS would be adding 30,000 employees in the company this year.
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