National Informatics Centre, Chandigarh State Centre (NIC Chandigarh) is the Chandigarh union-territory unit of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), the information-technology organisation of India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.[3] The centre provides e-governance infrastructure and digital services to the Chandigarh administration and to central-government offices located in the city.[1]
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Chandigarh union territory[1] |
| Headquarters | Chandigarh[1] |
Agency executive | |
Parent agency | National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology[3] |
| Website | nicchandigarh |
Functions
editThe centre operates as a network hub for NIC units in and around Chandigarh and supports services including training, video conferencing, software implementation, and system maintenance.[1] It provides cloud, domain registration, email, hosting, security, and data-centre services as part of the Digital India programme.[4] A NIC mini-cloud was made operational in the Chandigarh state unit among ten state units.[4]
Services
editThe centre has supported citizen-facing systems in Chandigarh, including online property and document registration through the National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS).[3]
Projects
editNIC-developed platforms have been rolled out in Chandigarh union territory. The e-Daakhil portal for electronic filing of consumer cases was extended to Chandigarh UT among ten additional states and union territories.[5] The Ministry of External Affairs, in collaboration with NIC, launched the e-Sanad document-attestation and apostille portal at an event held in Chandigarh, attended by the State Informatics Officer, Punjab.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 "NIC Chandigarh (UT) Profile". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Web Information Manager — Chandigarh (UT)". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Chandigarh (UT) — NIC". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Infrastructure — Chandigarh (UT)". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ "eDaakhil portal launched in ten more States including Chandigarh UT". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ "e-Sanad Portal Launched at Chandigarh University". Informatics. National Informatics Centre. January 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2026.