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Jharkhand Agency For Promotion of Information Technology Department of Information Technology,Govt. of Jharkhand  
 

Jharnet - an overview

Govt. of Jharkhand has conceived the Jharkhand State Wide Area Netwok (JHARNET) to push forward in the Information Technology in the Government to promote the speed and ease of governance.It is a Information Superhighway for Jharkhand which carry Multi Services-Data,Voice and Video.The Contact for building the Jharnet has been awarded to United Telecoms Ltd. on BOOT (Build-Own-Operate-Transfer) revenue Model. All Government communication and IT infrastructures would be linked to Jharnet.The Connection will be from State Headquarters up to Block Level through District and Sub-divisions.The key applications envisaged on the network are Video Conerencing,Voice and Data Communications,Intarnet Operation,Electronic Data Interchange(EDI) services,Value Added Networks,Help Desk for JHARNET usres,Information Kiosks, Data Warehousing and Unified Messaging Servies (UMS) etc.

Jharnet - the features

Jharnet is the State Information and Communication network and also the Data Super Highway for the State of Jharkhand.It is one of the largest e-Governance networks in South East Asia.It is has the distinction of being the first fully IP based State Wide Area Networking(SWAN) in India which has become operational as the first DOIT SWAN project.
VVID (Voice,Video Integrated Data)services on IP protocol.
Connection of 22 District HQs with State HQ at Ranchi on 2 Mbps leased circuits upgradable to 8 Mbps.
Connection of 11 Govt building spreaded in Ranchi to State Network Center on 2 Mbps leased circuits/OFC
Connection of 35 Sub Div Jharnet-Services isional HQs to respective District HQs on 2Mbps leased circuits upgradable 8Mbps/OFC.
Connection of 212 Block HQs to their respective Sub Divisional HQ on 2Mbps leased circuits.
Connection of over 1000 other Government offices across jharnet with provision of voice and data services.
Facility of Data,Voice and Video up to District HQ level.
video Conferencing coverage of 22 DHQs and 11 Ranchi offices.
Benefits of Jharnet
Connects entire state at on go under one Secured intranet.
Forms a Data Super Highway of Jharkhand and runs Intra & Inter-departmental application like: 
TREASURY
COMMERCIAL TAXES
TRANSPORT
FILE TRACKER
Provides centralized resources of Internet,e-mailing,Web services,Voice and Video facilities.
Provides the base for extention of Panchayat level connectivity.
The Services to be provided initally on JHARNET are:
Voice (IP Telephony)
A uniform and Secured IP telophy system covering entire state which will reduce greate expenditure on Telephone bills.It is a very handy intercom system across the state.
Video Conferencing
Will listen the movement of Govt officials for the meetings to great extent and thus saving Govt. expenditure and time.It will allow to conduct regular departmental meetings to review the progress of schemes,works etc.Coferences Can be held with dignitaries from any part of the world (on IP and ISDN). Video on mobile VSAT highlights the remote happenings and is a highly useful tool for State Govt Machinery during natural calamities and emergencies in disaster recovery operations. 

Network Connectivity for Data Transfer.

Connectivity for Internet and other networks.
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