Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Saturday launched the Upyog portal, being developed for all urban local bodies in Bihar under National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM), at a programme held in the ‘Sankalp’ auditorium at Lok Sevak Awas here.A short film on the functioning of the portal was screened, followed by a live demonstration before the CM. Urban development and housing department (UDHD) principal secretary Vinay Kumar briefed Choudhary on the features and implementation plan of the portal.During the event, memoranda of understanding linked to development projects were exchanged between UDHD and National Building Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC). Under the first project, a financed residential project is proposed on around 8.5 acres of Bihar State Housing Board land in Sector-5 near the TV Tower in Patna.Another MoU was exchanged between information technology department and NBCC for the construction and development of a tech park in Gardanibagh. Water resources department signed an MoU with NBCC for developing inspection buildings as a new tower. The chief minister’s office said the projects are aimed at strengthening urban infrastructure, creating modern facilities and promoting investment and revenue generation in the state.Addressing the programme, Choudhary said the launch of the Upyog portal and the agreements between Bihar govt and NBCC would give new momentum to urban development and infrastructure expansion in Bihar. He said the portal would play an important role in transforming the functioning of UDHD. “Through this, citizens will be provided necessary information and facilities related to urban services. In the first phase, 10 modules of the Upyog portal have been launched,” Choudhary said.The CMO said the portal marks an important step towards making urban services digital, simple, accessible and transparent. “Through the Upyog portal, an important initiative has been taken towards making urban services digital, simple, accessible and transparent. In the first phase, 10 out of 19 modules of the portal have been launched,” it said.The first phase modules include advertisement management, trade licence, water and sewerage connection management, asset management, vehicle fleet management, municipal accounting and financial management, building plan approval, legal module, material management and grievance redressal.The portal will be implemented in 264 urban local bodies. Citizens will be able to apply online for urban services and obtain digital certificates. The building plan approval process will also move online, reducing visits to govt offices.
