• AGRISNET is a Mission Mode Project under National e-Governance Plan of Government of India, Department of Agriculture & Co-operation, Ministry of Agriculture has decided to launch a Central Sector Scheme titled, “Strengthening / Promoting Agricultural Informatics & Communications” of which one component is AGRISNET.

• This portal shall provide relevant information and services to the farming community and private sector through the use of information and communication technologies, to supplement the existing delivery channels provided for by the department.

• The portal provides the end users with the ability to access services through an online platform at their door-step.

The objective of AGRISNET Project is to create a sustainable data bank of all Agricultural Inputs in the State of West Bengal containing entries for all relevant information pertaining to Agriculture and its related activities and to access the same through a secured Network.

• Development of Citizen Centric Applications and making the services available.

• Establishment of networking among all Agricultural Offices up to Block level with State Department of Agriculture for improving information access and to provide advisory services to the farming community through use of ICT.

• The offices of Agriculture Department including the District/Sub-Division/Block level offices need to be connected through a Network based on WBSWAN / NICNET.

• Officers at Department & Directorate at Head Quarter,District, Sub Division and Block level

• Departments of Government of West Bengal

• Department of Agriculture & Co-operation, Government of India

• KPS / Farmers / Citizen

• Research Centre

• NGOs

• All Manufacturers /Dealers / Agencies of Fertiliser & Manures / Seed / Pesticide in West Bengal

• Improved information access and effective delivery of services to the farming community

• Establishing Agriculture on-line

• Faster and efficient Redressal of Farmers’ Grievances

• Efficient and improved communication system among all the offices of the department of Agriculture in the state through the use of e-mails services

• Improved transparency and accountability of the Department

• Direct feedback from farming community to the decision makers in the state

• Better monitoring of Government Schemes, which directly impact the farmers

• Efficient management (Development, Conservation , allocation and utilization) of resources

• Improved productivity and profitability of farmers through better advisory systems

• Efficient & Increased utilization of Information by Stakeholders for their decision-making

• Foundation for development of e-business in Agriculture

• Better organizational efficiency and productivity

• Four Citizen Centric Applications and one Portal has been developed and implemented under this project :

Citizen centric application are :

• Fertiliser Control & Management System

• Certificate and Quality Control of Integrated Seed Management Information System

• Project Monitoring System

• Generation of Soil Health Card

• Agri-Portal( a Portal in Agriculture & allied sectors)

• Information System on Plant Protection & Quality Control of Pesticides

• Weather Watch Information System

• 14 areas have been identified for e-enablement

• Under the project the following district has been covered so far: Malda, Murshidabad, Purba Medinipur, Bankura, Nadia, North 24-Paraganas, Coochbehar and Paschim Medinipur

• The DPR( Detailed Project Report ) for the Govt. Of West Bengal has been submitted to DAC