The State Government of Andhra Pradesh, in India, (AP) has signed a five-year State Wide Area Network (SWAN) project with

Tata Consultancy (TCS). It is the country’s largest contract and will be based on the Build, Own, Operate, and Transfer (BOOT) model.

The SWAN project will enable the State government of Andhra Pradesh to start and run various e-governance projects and citizen services. The project will be rolled out in 12 months and TCS will then maintain it for five years. TCS is currently implementing SWAN projects in the Indian states of Chattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, and Bihar.

Dr. Sameer Sharma, (IAS) IT Secretary & Chairman Andhra Pradesh Technology Services, commented: “We are happy to partner with Tata Consultancy Services for this project. Andhra Pradesh has been in the forefront of implementing e-governance projects to take advantage of technology in improving government functioning. This ambitious APSWAN project is yet another initiative of the state government to take a wide array of government services to the common man in the remotest corner of the state.”