BSF deploys Intranet Prahari project

The BSF (Border Security Force) jawans posted in 237 locations can now access their personal data from there posted location with the launch of Intranet Prahari project by union home minister P Chidambram.

The system will facilitate operational analysis, efficient planning in the domain of procurement, finance and manpower management resulting in quicker and better decision making. This is also expected to considerably reduce paper work in the organization.

Sanctioned by Ministry of Home Affairs on 25th February, 2010 the Intranet Prahari Project is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution for (BSF) where in all major processes such as finance, inventory management, operations, and personnel information have been automated and integrated to act as a robust and quick decision support system for providing a consolidated view by senior officials. The total cost of the project is Rs 229 crore.

For this project network connectivity has been extended up to battalion level to 237 locations of BSF. The organization has also set up three data centres. It includes the main data centre, a disaster recovery data centre (in a different seismic zone), and mini data centres at frontier headquarters for data storage. Sufficient cyber security measures have been incorporated to ensure network security and to prevent data loss.

For effective usage of the project, the organization executed an extensive training programe to around 150 officers and subordinates officers. Around 20,000 personnel were given training on how to use the ERP package for day to day working for their internal efficiency and productivity.