Department of Fisheries has set up an IT & E-Governance data Cell on 19th December 2022 with the objective to conceptualize integrated and dynamic (IT) platform for department catering IT needs of the departments and to provide IT related strategic advisory guidance, procurements, implementation, capacity building, standards, principles and guidelines, architectures, vendor management & Cybersecurity, coordination’s with line ministries etc.
The IT & E-Governance Cell is headed by Joint Secretary (I&A), Department of Fisheries and other key members are:-
- Joint Secretary (I&A, Department of Fisheries)- Head of IT & e-Governance Cell, JS (I&A)
- Director (IT, Department of Fisheries) - Director of IT & e-Governance Cell
- Assistant Director- Department of Fisheries
- Principal Consultant- IT & e-Governance Cell
- Senior Technical Consultant
- Technical IT Consultant
- Technical IT Consultant
- Technical IT Consultant
The Broad Terms of Reference of IT & e-Governance Cell are-
- Shall provide technical support to department in IT infrastructure (hardware & Software) related activities.
- Inputs/guidance related to improvement in the existing IT applications shall be provided by IT & e-Governance Cell.
- IT & e-Governance Cell shall provide technical support to all autonomous institutes of Department of Fisheries.
- Shall provide technical support in procurement of IT related activities of department.
- Shall provide be responsible for implementation, Operation & Maintenance of IT applications/Systems of department.
- Responsible as Data Strategy Unit for Data Governance Quality Index (DGQI) activities for PMMSY & FIDF schemes.
- Shall provide technical support for Cyber Security activities such as Security Audit, GIGW & STQC etc.
- Coordination with line ministries and department for integration and compliance related activities of Department of Fisheries.
- Shall provide support in Training & Capacity Building activities.
- All IT assets (applications, software etc.) of Department shall lie under the IT & e-Governance Cell.
- Shall House a Data Cell as the repository of all fisheries related data.
- Coordination with development teams of PMMSY and FIDF for scheme related information.
- Coordination & Monitoring with: Line ministries for IT related initiatives such Gati Shakti, PFMS, Meity, Data gov. in, NIC, MoSPI, MoEF, etc.
- Any other IT related activities/Miscellaneous as and when comes.