ESDS Bags the Prestigious eWorld Forum 2012 Award
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Nashik, India, June 23, 2012 --( eWorld Forum is a premier global conference organised annually and these awards have been instituted with the primary aim of felicitating and acknowledging unique and innovative initiatives in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development and to spread awareness about their role in addressing social concerns in the domain of governance and health.Originally conceived as a modification to the existing, basic level software that has been deployed and used at the District Level, the team at ESDS completely revolutionized this concept and developed its own system which not only covers the basic requirements like Data entry for new Ration cards, Allocation of food grains and other commodities, Eradication of Duplicate records, but also performs certain other critical functions thus making ePDS truly unique.ESDS beat several national & international projects that were nominated, to bag this prestigious award.eWorld Forum is a premier global conference organised annually and these awards have been instituted with the primary aim of felicitating and acknowledging unique and innovative initiatives in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development and to spread awareness about their role in addressing social concerns in the domain of governance and health.The objective of this ePDS system by ESDS is to provide improved transparent services to the poor while maintaining seamless processes for the Government.Originally conceived as a modification to the existing, basic level software that has been deployed and used at the District Level, the team at ESDS completely revolutionized this concept and developed its own system which not only covers the basic requirements like Data entry for new Ration cards, Allocation of food grains and other commodities, Eradication of Duplicate records, but also performs certain other critical functions thus making ePDS truly unique.The implementation of ePDS will also help eliminate a major loophole of bogus ration cards in future, as 35000 of them were detected soon after implementation.Commenting on this joyous occasion, CEO & MD of ESDS, Mr. Piyush Somani said "With immense support from the Hon.