USER MANUAL

Lohiya Swachh Bihar Abhiyan (SBM Gramin)

(Host 2 Host Payments)

This manual details the use of the application (lsba.bih.nic.in) and entails the process flow

adopted in the execution of beneficiary payments under SBM Gramin (Swachh Bharat Mission

Gramin) and LSY (Lohiya Swachhta Yojana) schemes under the umbrella project of Bihar

namely Lohiya Swachh Bihar Abhiyan. (Jeevika , Department of Rural Development)

Developed by

ICICI Bank Limited

&

National Informatics Centre, Patna

Brief Background of the Project:

Lohiya Swachh Bihar Abhiyan (LSBA) aims at 100% elimination of open defecation,

promotion of cleanliness and hygiene improving the overall quality of life in the rural

areas of Bihar. The project is driven through two schemes viz. Swachh Bharat Mission

Gramin and Lohiya Swachhta Yojana. The mission of the project is to eliminate open

defecation system from Bihar by October 02, 2019.

An online web application has been developed by NIC which monitors the entire

activity from registration, verification and approval of fund transfer orders. An online

secured payment system has been developed by ICICI Bank which ensures integrated

payment mechanism through use of Digital signature certificate at the approver’s end.

The payment is directly made to the beneficiary accounts which are sanitized

(validated against name and account numbers and duplication) and a reverse payment

file is shared back and stored in the MIS system. The application is updated

automatically without any manual intervention.

The entire process flow of the payments structure is detailed below:

PROCESS FLOW – LSBA – BIHAR

NIC has developed a webpage and application. (www.lsba.bih.nic.in)

It has provided 2 logins at each block level.

1. Block Operator Login (Block Operator)

2. Block Administrator Login. (BDO)

BLOCK OPERATOR’S LOGIN

*Block Operator: (Functions below BDO)- Creates verifiers at panchayats level in the

system , enters beneficiary details from physical applications & assigning the entries

to verifier of the panchayat towards verification of data with SBM G Baseline data (as

available in SBM G portal in NIC Delhi).

Stepwise process followed by the Block Operator

Step 1: The Block Operator Logs into the application.

(The home page for the Block Operator is populated)

Step 2: The operator selects the Single Page Entry in the Registration menu.

Select “Single Page Entry”

Step 3: Entry of beneficiary data

a. Baseline No. of the beneficiary.

b. Personal details of the beneficiary.

c. Bank Account details of the beneficiary.

After the entry is done the block operator tags/allots the entered beneficiary data to

the respective verifiers.

Step 4: Updation of data in the application

After the verifier matches the data entered by the operator with the SBM G Data

available in NIC Delhi Portal (through Baseline No.) with the hard copy, the data is

submitted to the operator. The operator then updates and saves the data in the

application.

Once the data is freezed by the Block Operator, the data is sent to PFMS for validation.

After validation, the validated data is populated in the Block Administrator tray. The

Block Administrator login is handled by the BDO of the respective blocks.

BLOCK ADMINISTRATOR’S LOGIN (BDO)

Block Administrator (BDO):

1. Creates Inspectors ID at Panchayat level.

2. Checks of the entries made by the Block Operators.

3. Assigns the entries against the Inspector for physical inspection of toilets made

at Village /Panchayat

4. Approves the beneficiary records/entries as per the inspection report given by

the inspectors.

5. Processing of the approved records for payments through Host to Host

Payment solution.

Step 1: The Block Administrator Logs into the application.

The Homepage of the Block Administrator is populated.

Step 2: The administrator checks the entries verified and submitted by the Block

Operator which are populated in his tray. The Block Administrator now creates

Inspectors. The details of the inspectors are captured in the application.

Select “Create Inspector”

Step 3: The Block Administrator assigns the data to be inspected to the inspectors

of the respective panchayats/villages. Beneficiaries are mapped to Inspectors. After

the inspection is complete, the Block Administrator now updates/approves the data

based on the inspection report submitted by the inspectors. Here the BDO selects the

panchayat to be approved. The list is populated on the screen. BDO selects individual

records through check box and updates the date of inspection, scheme under which

the payment is to be done. Finally, Recommendation for payment is made.

Once the recommendation is made by the administrator, the final

inspected/recommended data is updated as payment advice for authorization in the

Snorkel Menu.

1 Select

“Check Box”

2 Update

“Date Of

Inspection”

3 “Update

Recommendation

for payment”

FINANCIAL PAYMENTS

Payment Authorization though Host To Host

This segment entails the steps involved in the authorization process which is to be

made for execution of payments online through Host to Host platform.

Step 1: The Block Administrators (BDO) has to register their Digital Signature

Certificates (DSCs) in the application. The Administrator goes to the SNORKEL Menu

and registers his/her digital Signature. The BDO enrolls and saves his DSC in the

application.

Note: This activity is a one-time exercise which every administrator has to do in the

application. The user manual for enrolling Digital Signature is placed in the application

for reference.

User manual for

Enrolling DSC

Click “Register

Digital Signature”

Step 2: Now, once the data is updated, the entire recommended data is populated in

the Snorkel menu. The Block Administrator selects the scheme through which the

payments is to be made and all the recommended payment pertaining to the scheme

is populated in the screen.

Select

“Scheme”

Click “Snorkel

Payment”

Step 3: The recommended payments populated in the screen are selected

individually through check boxes and then the selected payments are locked for

payment. The Administration here re-confirms the amount to be paid by selecting the

amount and the captures remarks in the remarks column.

Note: Remarks is optional

Once the payments are locked, the administrator uses his/her DSC and selects the

Digital Certificate. The name of the person authorizing the payment is captured in the

“Select Certificate Column”. Now, the administrator Applies Digital Signature for

Payment and confirms the payment.

Once the payment is authorized with the use of Digital Signature Certificates, the

payment file gets transmitted to the bank’s server in encrypted format and the

transaction is executed.

1. Select “Check Box”

2. Select “Amount”

3. Enter “Remarks”

4. Select “Digital Sign. Certificate”

5. “Apply Digital Signature”

Flow of Transaction at the Bank’s end

After the transaction is executed, reverse MIS is generated and pushed to the server

and the application is updated automatically.

Payment Advice

(Encrypted)

Share advice with bank via H2H

Customized MIS

Dept. User

Share customized MIS via H2H

Create Payments File

Observe MIS

Client System Perform Transaction & Develop MIS