The Orissa state of India, the government has tied up with the National Institute of Smart Governance (Nisg), Hyderabad, to prepare a roadmap for e-governance for the state. The government has launched several initiatives to make e-governance to the masses. He ordered the V-SAT 128 kbps network facilities connecting all the blocks, the Agency for Rural Development District (DRDAs) with the State and should be completed by gram panchayat later in December 2005. 328 IT-skilled technical staff already in place since April 2004 to provide on-site support for application software and training. http://www.odishatoday.org/