The information technology department of the Orissa government has mooted a proposal for bar-coding of official despatches to prevent forgery of official letters issued on the internet.
Each letter issued through e-despatch system of the state government would bear a unique bar-code stamp to verify its authenticity, according to a proposal submitted before the general administration (GA) department. The bar-coding plan comes after the government encountered instances of forged letters of the government leading to confusion and embarrassment. “Every letter issued through e-despatch will have an automatically generated barcode stamp. It will enhance the security feature for the letters issued to public on e-despatch as barcodes and the numbers generated thereof cannot be faked,” MadhusudanPadhi, commissioner-cum-secretary, IT department, said. The bar-coded number would ensure authenticity of the letter and facilities to get them verified over the internet and via SMS, Mr Padhi added. At present, all government letters bear a unique number.