Govt to add e-District programme in national e-governance

The Union Government of India is likely to add a new project called `e-District’ to the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) to cover local high-volume services.

India: Govt of Orissa unveils road map for e-Governance

The Chief Minister of Orissa Mr. Naveen Patnaik unveiled the e-Governance and capacity building road maps for the State. He said this initiative would make the administration efficient by ensuring greater transparency and accountability in delivery of public service to facilitate moral and material progress of all citizens.

Maran unveiled 26 mission mode projects under NeGP

Information Technology Minister, India, Dayanidhi Maran unveiled 26 mission mode projects under the National e-Governance Plan, which would cost the Government around Rs 23,000 crore over the next five years to make its services more accessible to people electronically.

Cabinet to take up NeGP phase I for approval

The Cabinet of India will take up the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) Phase I for approval. The multi-million dollar project partly funded by the World Bank, would pave the way for implementation of mission mode projects for radically improving the efficiency of governance in the country through the adoption of information technology tools, if approved.

e-Governance Conference in India calls for PPP

The three-day ninth National e-Governance Conference last week recommended higher adoption of public private partnerships (PPP) and amendment to the sections on e-Governance in the Information Technology Act. The conference, attended by heads of State IT departments and representatives from IT majors, also wanted legislative changes to boost the PPPs, besides urging the Government to evolve a policy on user charges.

Changing face of India’s Income Tax Department

[This article was published in the November 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) of Government of India, the Income Tax Department of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has initiated one of the major
e-Governance initiatives of India. Under this initiative, the entire department along with the gamut of services that it offers has been automated through a system of web-based, single-window, 24X7 service delivery model.

Citizen Service Centres: Ensuring efficient delivery of services

[This article was published in the August 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Computerisation and automation of government departments and processes does not alone make a government an e-Government unless they use ICT to deliver the services to the citizens in an efficient, fast and hassle-free manner.