NeGD is currently inviting applications for the Programme Manager position on a contractual basis, initially for three years, with possible extensions as the project requires.

Responsibilities

• Own the programme plan across the takeover, the thirty-five Schedule-II modules and the three years of operations and maintenance
• Run the governance cadence with DA&FW — weekly progress, monthly steering, and the decisions log
• Lead the handover from the incumbent vendors until source code, credentials, environments and runbooks are in NeGD custody and a release can be deployed and reversed without them
• Hold the agency to the agreed staffing, timelines and service levels, and certify its deliverables for payment
• Maintain the risk, issue and dependency registers, including dependencies on insurance companies, banks, PFMS, States and the KRP agency
• Plan capacity and releases around the Kharif and Rabi enrolment and claim windows
• Prepare the material for Parliamentary questions, audit observations and reviews by senior officers
• Manage the change requests that follow scheme policy decisions, with an impact note on scope, cost and timeline for each

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About National e-Governance Division (NeGD)

The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) is an independent business division under the Digital India Corporation, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. NeGD has been playing a pivotal role in supporting MeitY in Programme Management and implementation of e-Governance projects and initiatives undertaken by various Ministries/ Departments, both at the Central and State levels.

NeGD has been spearheading several innovative initiatives under the aegis of the Digital India Programme. Those have been developed keeping the vision areas of Digital India at the core- providing digital infrastructure as a core utility to every citizen, governance and services on demand and in particular, digital empowerment of the citizens of our country; some of these initiatives include DigiLocker, UMANG, Poshan Tracker, OpenForge Platform, API Setu, National Academic Depository, Academic Bank of Credits, Learning Management System.