[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Effective governance demands mastery over certain essentials: far reaching vision, strategic planning, extended reach, easy accessibility, rapid turnaround, citizen delight.
In a move to make government dealings transparent, the Government of Himachal Pradesh is planning to introduce an online system of public grievances monitoring. This e-Service will help the common man to directly send messages to the office of the Chief Minister.
Intel India announced the launch of a range of desktops which will start at INR.5,000 ($125 approximately).
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) announced that people can check the status of their building plan applications online. They have to log onto the CMDA website and collect all the necessary details.
As part of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), the Chief Minister of the east Indian state of Bihar, Nitish Kumar inaugurated a Common Service Center (CSC) locally known as Vasudha e-Seva centre in Panapur, a small village near Danapur, in the state. The innauguration was conducted through video-conferencing, thus living up to a complete e-Governance model.
The Chennai Corporation has decided to make birth and death certificates online on their website www.chennaicorporation.tngov.in. This will help people to avoid standing in long queues to obtain these certifcates from the corporation office. This service will be available from September 7, 2008.
Jharkhand postal services will soon go online. The Postal Circle in the Indian state of Jharkhand is launching a INR 113 crore project to make the postal services completely elctronic.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, plans to recognise email as a valid piece of evidence in its soon to be drafted new company law.
The Commercial Taxes Department in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu launched several e-Services. This move is aimed at the benefiting the business community, which includes online refund claim for exporters, e-Request for saleable forms and fast track clearance system.
In order to revamp the system of collection of stamp duty, the Government of Punjab will soon sign an agreement with Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL) to launch and implement e-Stamping across the state.
