C.P. Joshi launches AWAASSOFT- a web enabled software for Indira Awaas Yojana

New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Dr. C.P. Joshi today launched a web enabled software for Indira Awaas Yojana named as AWAASSoft.

He congratulated the ministry personnel in expediting the digitization of the work which was earlier being done on manual basis.

Dr. Joshi expressed the hope that from now onwards the stake holders will be able to take stock of the progress of rural housing schemes in their areas from their own locations.

AWAASSoft- An e-Governance Solution for Indira Awaas Yojana is a local language enabled workflow based transactional level management information system to facilitate e-governance in the system.

The system has been prepared and deployedat http://iay.nic.in by NIC in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Development.

The system is designed for all the stakeholders of IAY including the beneficiaries of the scheme. The portal http://iay.nic.in is accessible to all including the National/International Community.

AWAASSoft starts with the setting of targets by the Ministry of Rural Development for a financial year.

The system facilitates selection of beneficiaries by providing loose coupling with the Rural Household Survey BPL Census 2002. (ANI)