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Scope of functions & Diu. To achieve the above objectives, the Society shall direct its resources towards performance of the following key tasks: a. To take all necessary steps to promote efficiency, reduce delays, enhance accountability, transparency and objectivity in fhe functioning of the government. . Charters framed by the other departments through the use of E-governance and IT as a tool. e. To workout revenue models and modalities for providing Citizen Services through use of IT on a public-private partnership model for its self sustainability and to encourage private sector initiative in IT related infrastructure and services. This would include working out all commercial modalities and revenue model including Franchise Model in citizen services. To collect revenue and to issue receipts on behalf of the various Departments and Organizations. Such receipts shall have same legal validity as if it were an actual receipt issued by the concerned department of organization. Transfer the revenue collected to the concerned departments and organizations. Or to authorize a suitable authority, committee, sub-committee or society for these purposes on behalf of the E-Governance Society. g. To establish and make available connectivity and access to lnformation through Internet, Intranet, LAN, MAN, WAN, E-MAIL, WEB SERVERS and Web sites, VSAT & other modes of Communication or any other form of connectivity and regulate their use in the UT. h. To buy, seH, let on hire, repair, import, export, lease, trade and otherwise deal and provide all IT resources and support, required by any Department for IT and e-governance applications including hiring of professionals, consultancy services, procurement of hardware and software, development of special purpose software projects involving application of lnformation Technology on turnkey basis. i. To enter into collaborations, MoUs, partnerships, agreements and contracts with Indian a'ndlor foreign inbividuals, companies or other organizations for transfer, sale, purchase of equipment and for technical, financial or any other assistance for carrying our all or any of the objects of the Society. j. To enter into any agreement with any Government or authorities (Municipal local or otherwise) or any corporations, companies, or persons which may seem conducive to the Society's objects or any of them and to obtain from any such Government authorities, corporations, companies, societies or persons any contracts, rights, privileges and concessions which the society may think desirable and to carry out, exercise and comply with any such contracts rights, privileges and concessions. k. To hire professionals, consultants and other specialized agencies as found necessary for efficient handling and conduct of the business of the society. I. To provide I or arrange to provide all technical assistance & help to create, organize, and maintain centralized data-warehouse, departmental databases, information repository and software- library to be shared by all Departments, Institutions, Agencies and wherever possible, the general public. - To facilitate inter-departmental coordination in all IT related matters and to devise modalities for information sharing so as to avoid duplication of data entry and development of somare. To enable, simplify and modernize the storage, retrieval, transmission, distribution and exchange of information in electronic format. To work out procedures for data entry and its verification, validation, security, storage and up-dation on regular basis. m. To handle intellectual property rights in Information Technology and other new technology areas. All the software created in any government Department would be jointly held by the Department of IT through the society. n. To workout and notify the Standard of Service and Service level Agreements in e-Governance and IT for citizen services. o. To take all means for the safety and security of data and to lay policies procedures guidelines and rules for achieving the objectives of security and authentication. This would include use of digital signatures and public key infrastructure. p. To take all the steps necessary to fulfill the objectives of the Department of IT, good governance any governance for the overall benefit of the citizens and public in the Union Territory of Daman & Diu. To do all such other lawful things as may be necessary, incidental or conductive to the attainment of the above objects. q. To obtain licenses, certificates and privileges for all purposes from all persons, local authorities and the central Government, to renew the same and transfer the same in favour of any person or authorities. r. To borrow and raise money with or without security or to receive money and deposit on interest or otherwise in such manner as the Society may deem fit. ' s. To draw, issue, accept and to endorse discount and negotiate promissory notes, hundies, bills of exchange, delivery orders, warrants, warehouse, keeping, certificates and other negotiable or commercial or mercantile instruments connected with the business of the Society. t. To establish and maintain any agencies and franchises in the state for the conduct of the business of the Society. u. To apply for tender, purchase or otherwise require any contracts and concessions for or in relation to the construction, execution, carrying out, equipment, improvement, management, administration or control of improvement, management, administration or control of works and conveniences and to undertake, execute, carryout, dispose of or otherwise turn to account the same. v. To improve, manage, work, develop, alter, I exchange, lease, mortgage, turn to account, abandon or otherwise deal all or any part to the property rights and cpncessions of the Sodeiy. w. To let out on hire a1 or any of the pmperties of the Society including every deswiption of apparatus appliances of the Society. the Governing Body x. To open account or accounts with any indiuldual firm or company or wltb any bank dr banks and b pay into and to weadraw moneys from such account or accounts. y, To invest apply for and acquire, or otherwise employ moneys belonging to or entrusted to or at the disposal of the Sociefy upon securities and shares or without securities upon such terns as may be thought proper and from time to time and vary such transactions in such manner as the Society may think fit, z. To guarantee the payment of money to guarantee become sureties for the performance of any contracts or obligations. aa.To create any depr~ciation fund, reserve fund, sinking fund, insutanw fund or any special or other fund whether for depreciation or for repairing, improving, extending or maintaining any of the properties of the Society and to transfer any such fund or part thereof to any of the other funds herein mentioned. The names, addresses, occupations and designations of the First Members of the Governing Body of the Soeiely to whom by the rules and regulations of the Society, the management of the affairs of the Society is entrusted as required under section 2 of the societies Registration Act, 1860 (No. XXt of 1869) are as follows:- 6r No I 2 3 I Name Shri. Satya Gopal, [AS Shri. P. K. Gupta Shri, P.K. Gupta Occupation and address Hon'ble Administrator Secretariat Daman Secretary (IT)/ Development Ccxnmissioner, Secretariat Daman Finance Secretary, Secretariat ama an Signature Attested by A I I Dated: 1 .I These Rules and Regulations shall be called "The Rules and Regulations of the Daman & Diu e-Governance Society", 2008, 1.2 These Rules shall come into force with effect from the date of registration of the Society by the Regislar of Societies. 2.1 In the interpretation of these Rules and Regulations, the following expressions shati have the following unless inconsistent with subject or context: eans Societies Registration Act, 1860 as applied to the OT of Oaman & or any statutory modification thereof for the time being in force. bl Government" means the Government of India. +. r" means Director (IT), Daman & Diu citbsn" shall mean well-known, distinguished, renowed or reputed from the general public duly recommended by the district/ state administration. * ''Exewtke Committee" means the Executive committee as ref'eqed to in these Rules. '%oveming Body" means the Governing Body of the Society as referred to in these Rules. "IT" means Information Technology "IT expert" shall mean a specialist from the field of Information Technology, computers, communication or electronics with a formal graduate degree in computers / Information Technology f communication / electronics 1 management or other related fields with 8 to 10 years of experienw and can contribute his expertise & experience to achieve the objectives of #e Society. "Memblsr" means the Member of the Society as referred to in these Rules. "Ru1es"means these Rules and Regulations registered along with the memorandum of Association & as may be amended by the Governing Body of the Society from time to time. ""Secmtariaf' means the Secretariat of the Society as referred to in these Rules. c " means the Daman & Diu &Governance Society known by Me name, Style and manner of DISEGS. 'State Owemmmf'means the Daman & Diu AdminiStration. "Tmsurer"means the treasurer of the DDEGS. - "Wmeans athe UT of Daman & Diu 'Yeif' means the financial year, namely from I* April of a calender year to 31'' March of the next calendar year. " Chief Finance 0ffiw"shall mean Chief Finance Qfficer of the Daman & Diu e- Governance Society, Daman ( DDeGS). red office of the Society shall be situated at the Office of the Director (IT), Daman, Daman. e jurisdiction of the Society shait be the whole sf UT Daman & Diu. 4.1 The following shall be the members of the Society: First members of the Governing Body. * Following additional ex-officio members of the Governing Body: "1 MD, OIDC, Daman