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The pilot roll-out of the programme covered 34 districts across India, two of which are in Kerala. Successful implementation in these two districts has encouraged the government to expand the programme to cover the entire state.
The Kerala State Information Technology Mission (KSITM), Kerala’s autonomous IT implementation agency, has formed e-governance committees in all 14 districts in the state to prepare for the expansion. According to Indian daily The Hindu, the expansion will be split into three phases, each including four districts.
The e-district programme currently enables citizens to apply online for 23 certificates issued by the Revenue Department. These include critical documents such as certificates of Birth, Death, Marriage, Income, Residence, etc. More than one million digital certificates have been issued in the two pilot districts in less than two years since the launch of the project.
As part of the expansion, nine government departments will e-enable 43 citizen-centric services through the e-district portal.
The state has also created the Akshaya project to bridge the digital divide between the rural and urban areas of Kerala. Under this project, ICT dissemination and service delivery e-centres have been set up to address the issues of ICT access and digital skills by providing computer education to at least one member in every family and enabling internet access even in rural areas. The centres have already been set up in eight districts, and the remaining six districts will be included in the third stage of the project
http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2012/dec/11/e-district-programme-expanded-india/
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