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NIC-Odisha bagged “Excellence in Digital Governance” Award

Bhubaneswar, Date: 14/12/2025:National Informatics Centre, Odisha has been awarded the “Excellence in Digital Governance” for the project DEPMOS (Directorate of Export Promotion and Marketing- Online Services.

DEPMOS is an e-Governance initiative by the Government of Odisha, developed and implemented by NIC to digitize and streamline the services offered by the Directorate of Export Promotion and Marketing (DEPM) under MSME Department. It aims to support MSMEs by automating key processes related to registration, rate contracts, inspections, etc. This project has significantly enhanced service delivery, reduced turnaround times, and improved transparency in government procurement and marketing for MSMEs in Odisha.

The award was presented at 19th Digital Transformation Conclave & Awards by Major General Shri Manjeet Singh, SM, Joint Secretary (Cyber), National Security Council Secretariat, Government of India and Manas Ranjan Panda, Managing Director, OCAC and Special Secretary, Electronics & IT Department, Government of Odisha. The award was received by Mohammed Mojibullah Khan, Director (IT), NIC Odisha. This award is a testament to innovation, dedication, & transformation in the field of Digital Governance

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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