CIDCO undertakes major digitalization initiatives

CIDCO is undertaking major digitalization initiatives to bring transparency and ensure ease of operations within its systems.The corporation is undertaking a website revamp and migration to the Government Cloud, which will enable real-time performance monitoring and auto-scaling

NAVI MUMBAI: Navi Mumbai’s nodal agency, CIDCO is undertaking major digitalization initiatives to bring transparency and ensure ease of operations within its systems.

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The corporation is currently undertaking a website revamp and migration to the Government Cloud, which will enable real-time performance monitoring and auto-scaling during peak periods such as payment due dates and scheme launches.

The endeavor involves a comprehensive scope encompassing cloud migration, content management rewriting, and payment integration with a support period of 3 years.

According to CIDCO vice chairman and managing director Sanjay Mukherjee, “CIDCO is in the process of appointing a Service Provider for document scanning of all CIDCO offices, including those in Aurangabad and Nashik, with a DMS application.”

He added, “This initiative is a significant step toward e-governance, ensuring swift and accurate retrieval of files and related information.”

Currently, all CIDCO nodal offices operate independently. The plan is to link them all to CIDCO for centralized monitoring, thereby reducing internet connectivity downtime.

Informed Mukherjee, “A one-time investment of ₹1.5 Crore is being made for this purpose. SD-WAN utilizes encryption similar to MPLS, making it suitable for use over network connectivity and lower bandwidth.”

According to the CIDCO MD, “In light of the growing threat of cyberattacks, it is proposed to conduct a security audit for three consecutive years. A budget provision of ₹5.5 Crore has been allocated for this endeavor in 2023-24, which will secure our environment against cyber threats.”

He added, “To safeguard against cyberattacks, it is proposed to implement SIEM tools to collect logs from firewalls, applications, storage, and network devices, among others. These logs enable CIDCO to identify abusive IP addresses and block them.”

Concluded Mukherjee, “It is also proposed to implement email spoofing to detect malware and viruses in emails. A provision of ₹8 Crores has been set aside to implement the security audit recommendations.”