Kerala State Poultry Development Corporation : Integrated Financial Accounting

Taking off from a finding by the Indian Council of Medical Research that the

present per-capita consumption of egg and meat in India is far behind the

recommended consumption rate of 180 eggs and 1.1 Kg of poultry, KEPCO formulated

a strategy to focus on self-sufficiency in production and supply of eggs and

meat of all types of avian species. In addition to disseminating the requisite

information, KEPCO embarked on a series of upgradation programmes to enable

farmers to meet quality requirements and maintain competitive edge — both

internationally and with other states. As part of the Integrated Financial

Accounting Information System project, NIC has taken care of the following

challenges — updation of existing information database and preparation of

computerized budgets. The new system eliminates data duplication by virtually

connecting the important officials concerned with the operations of KEPCO, and

automatic generation of payment vouchers with real time information being

uploaded to the other departments as well. Data retrieval, which was the primary

challenge, is being solved to a great extent.