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It was an initiative
taken jointly by C-DAC
and the Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat (MLS)
to harness the power of Information Technology
(IT) in order to develop a comprehensive Integrated
Computerized System to facilitate the MLS in addressing
its entire gamut of activities without time and
cost overruns and with the best contemporary technology
and quality. The objective being, to improve its
business processes and customer interfaces more
efficiently.
The Legislature
per se is an all-encompassing term that transgresses
every aspect of the legislation process. Within
that broad framework, its scope extends from enacting
laws, its primary function to approving budgets,
expenditures, as well as acting as the people's
watchdog over the Executive Government.
The Maharashtra
Legislature Secretariat (MLS) is an organization,
which controls the day to day activities of the
Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council from
its office at MLS, Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, the
State Capital and economic capital of the country.
The Legislature consists of the Governor and the
two Houses: the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative
Council.
Range of activities
at the initial stages
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Based on the MOU signed,
C-DAC was appointed as the Turnkey Solution
Provider (TSP) in January 1999 to IT-enable
the MLS. |
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The first phase of
the project began in February 1999 with
an initial comprehensive effort for Requirement
Analysis. Individual Committees were appointed
by the MLS to each of the core functional
areas identified for implementation of an
IT-enabled system for specifications finalization. |
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C-DAC members interacted
extensively with these committees to obtain
first-hand in-depth business knowledge of
the legislative domain. Based on the studies,
an Information Strategy Plan comprising
of System Requirement Study (SRS), Software
Design Document (SDD) and Implementation
Plan was prepared and submitted to the MLS
in August 1999. |
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Organizational
Profile
The Maharashtra
Legislature Secretariat (MLS) had its inception
under Article 187 of the Constitution of India
to oversee the administrative proceedings of the
Maharashtra Legislative Council and Maharashtra
Legislative Assembly. Comprising of the Hon'ble
Governor, 78 members of the Maharashtra Legislative
Council and 289 members of the Maharashtra Legislative
Assembly, the MLS boasts of a rich and glorious
history of 138 years.
From a modest
beginning, today the MLS has grown to become an
organization of more than 700 employees.
Application
Software
- Member Information
- Newspaper clipping Information
- Reporting Information
- Questions Information
- Bills Information
- Resolution Information
- Motion Information
- Committee Information
- Rules Information
- Bulletin Part II
- Website of MLS
- Debates Information
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The feedback received
was scrutinized and the ISP documents were
finalized in coordination with MLS. |
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A major Training Programme
was planned for select MLS staff in a suitably
designed course syllabus. |
Software
Applications
A range of software
applications were developed and deployed for the
various branches of the MLS since September 1999.
These are comprehensively integrated, and are
briefly described here:
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Library Section
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Member
Information System (MIS)
- Assembly Members Information
- Council Members Information
- Member Tracking System
- Member Hierarchy System
- Search
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Newspaper
Clipping Information System (NCIS)
- Scanning of Newspaper Clippings
- Indexing of the Clippings
- Retrieval of the Clippings
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and Enquiry Section |
Questions
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Reporting
Information System (RIS)
- Scheduling of Reporters
- Managing Reporters
- Readymade Templates for the Reporters
- Questions, Bills list Availability
- Audio track availability to the
Reporters
- Preparing the day's Proceedings
Document
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Questions
Information System (QIS)
- Question Submission
- Processing of the Questions
- Status and Statistics of the Questions
- Search
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| Bills
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Resolution
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Bills
Information System (BIS)
- Bill Submission
- Processing of the Bills
- Status and Statistics of the Bills
- Search
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Resolution
Information System (RoIS)
- Resolution Submission
- Processing of the Resolutions
- Status and Statistics of the Resolutions
- Search
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Committees
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Motions
Information System (MoIS)
- Motion Submission
- Processing of the Motions
- Status and Statistics of the Motions
- Search
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Committee
Information System (CIS)
- Committee Information - History,
Objective, Formation
- Committee Meeting Schedule
- Information of Committee Meeting
- Status and Statistics of Committee
Reports
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Rules Section
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Rules
Information System (RuIS)
- Maintaining the Rules of Assembly
and Council and Retrieval of the
same for Reference as and when required
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