Bihar
Overview
Established in 1988, NIC Bihar spearheads the adoption and promotion of ICT culture in Bihar’s government machinery. It works closely with departments like Revenue, Rural Development, Agriculture, Finance, Labour, Elections, Courts, Mines & Geology, Food & Civil Supplies, etc.
Key e Governance Applications
Include Bihar-Bhumi (An Integrated Land Records Management System), e-PDS, KhananSoft, e-Prison, e-Challan, Apada Sampoortee, Medha Soft, Election Personnel Management System (EPMIS), VAHAN, SARTHI, e Counselling, Chankya, e-Sahkari, e-Labharthi, Forest Management Information System (FMIS), Court Case Monitoring System (CCMS), DBT Portals, Court Cases Information System (CIS), i-Bhugol, Post Matric Scholarship Portal and many more.
Infrastructure
NKN – National Knowledge Network and NICNET – NIC Network
NKN Connectivity – 100
- District Connectivity – 30
- Inter-District Connectivity – 16
- State University – 13
- Medical College & Hospital – 11
- Engineering Institution – 9
- Management Institution – 5
- Research Institution – 5
- Central University – 3
- Training – 4
- Government Body – 2
- Judiciary – 1
- Art and Design – 1
NICNET (e- Governance network backbone for Bihar)
- Leased line-based connectivity
- 10G Backbone Connectivity (RailTel & PGCIL)
- Connection to the Central Government offices
- State Governments (CS-Cell, Vikas Bhawan, Raj Bhawan etc.)
- District Administrations & horizontal links through NIC DC
- Presence in all districts of Bihar (link of 34/100/1000 Mbps)
- Redundant Links to districts/offices – to ensure high availability
Organizational Spread
- State-level Units: Bihar State Unit, Digital Government Research Centre, Chief Secretary Cell, Vikas Bhawan, Governor’s House, Patna High Court, Aranya Bhawan, IVFRT (Gaya), and more
- District-Level Centers: Active presence in 38 districts, enabling decentralized e Governance and technical support.
Contact & Location
Head Office:
NIC Bihar State Centre,
NIC Bhawan, Soochna Bhawan Campus, Nehru Path, Patna, Bihar – 800015.
Phone: 0612 2547964
Highlights & Initiatives
- NIC Bihar has played a pivotal role in digitizing state governance—implementing services like Integrated Land Records Management System, e Office, e-Counselling, DBT Systems, Online PDS and more.
- It has supported high visibility programs like – Swachh Bihar Portal – and has guided the transition to paperless administration via e Office systems
- As a Mobile Governance Competency Centre, it has fostered mobile based citizen services such as e Plantation, e Nursery, APNA Patna App, Angan Bihar, e-Labharthi Bihar, e-PACs, LSBM Inspection, e-Niwas, e-Anudan Yojna, Ele-Traces, Aswin and many more m-Governance Apps.
