Government has issued Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of a consultant for organizational restructuring of NIC.
Government has issued Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of a consultant for organizational restructuring of NIC.
Almost half a century after it came into existence, the government is now looking to reform and restructure the National Informatics Center (NIC) – its technology arm – to help the organization keep pace with the growing need for digital technologies in the country. So to receive.
Government has issued Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of a consultant for organizational restructuring of NIC.
NIC comes under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and was established in 1976 with the objective of providing technology-driven solutions to the Central and State Governments. It is mandated for the government to design and develop IT systems and provide ICT infrastructure to the government. It also acts as an advisory unit to the government for adoption of latest technology and ensuring cyber resilience.
“For NIC to play the envisaged role and fulfill its mandate of providing technology-driven solutions to the Central and State Governments, a complete revamp of the organisation, operating model and ecosystem integration is essential. NIC needs a thorough re-evaluation with respect to its structure, size, quality of personnel, human resource policies, roles and responsibilities and other technical and non-technical enablers that help the organization perform effectively to deliver targeted results. are,” the RFP document said.
The document invites proposals from “qualified management consulting firms” to help develop a comprehensive restructuring plan and implementation roadmap to ensure that NIC is well equipped to fulfill its strategic vision.
Noting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision is to make India a $1 trillion digital economy by 2024-25 and support India’s transition into a developed nation by promoting the digital ecosystem in the country, the document said. “To position NIC to meet the growing expectations of citizens from digital government services and the need for a national level digital ecosystem for Digital India of the 21st century, NIC should be suitably restructured to achieve the desired objectives.” need to.
On the issues facing NIC, the document noted that there is a significant gap between the existing workforce of NIC and the manpower required to support the ongoing and planned initiatives. In addition, there is a need to review the existing skills of NIC officers in lieu of transformational changes in software technologies and core skills required to design and build public digital systems in present times.
The organization employs approximately 4,000 people, with over 3,500 people in tech-related roles. About 25% of the current manpower is expected to retire in the coming few years.
“At present, many NIC services are provided free of cost to government entities and states and are funded by the Union Budget. Most of the budget goes into maintenance of existing network, infrastructure and salary bills of employees, which leaves little scope to invest in new technologies like cloud etc.,” the document stated.
Further, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Center and the States was signed over 40 years back and these need to be re-evaluated to clarify the accountability and mandate of NICs in the present context in view of the growing demand and supply scenario.