Sikkim affirms to become the First state in India by having Open Government Data Portal

Launched by: Lok Sabha MP, P D Rai

Venue and date: Gangtok, June 11 of 2016.

Weblink portal: sikkim.data.gov.in

Open Government Data Platform

Purpose:

Updating data regarding Organic and agricultural and other activities in the portal

Delegate: Sikkim Co-operative Union Chairperson Ganesh Rai

Developed by:

• Information Technology Department
• Government of Sikkim
• National Informatics Centre (NIC) team

Features of the portal:

• The updation of data is controlled by the government controlled entities
• Can be accessed by freely
• Should be reused and redistributed by any person
• The one more step ahead to the national platform by the requirement of hard work

About NIC:

• The headquarters of National Informatics Centre is situated in New Delhi
• Providing e-governance applications in governmental departments at all levels
• Enabling the improvement in all government services
• The all Indian government websites are controlled by the National Informatics Centre

About Sikkim:

• Capital: Gangtok
• Lepcha, Sikkimese, Nepalese and English are some of the languages spoken by the people
• Chief Minister: Pawan Kumar Chamling
• Mask Dance is the most famous dance of Sikkim