Technologies implemented for E-governance
Submitted by:
AYUSH SHARMA
PGDM-IB
2012-14
BIRLA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
GREATER NOIDA
201306
CONTACT: +917838836363
EMAIL: ayush.sharma14@bimtech.ac.in, ayushmagician@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
E-Governance or “electronic governance” is defined as the delivery of Government services and information to the public, using the electronic means including the dissemination of information to the people and the agencies. In India the concept ‘e-governance’ began with National Informatics Center’s efforts to connect all district headquarters though computers in 1980s. In 2002 it further proposed the setting up an Indian portal for public access to information on various aspects of government functioning. e-governance promotes the efficiency, enforces accountability, brings transparency in the working of the government system and reduces time delays; All important government policies are useful to people, e-governance also beneficial to the citizens. It involves technology, policies and infrastructure. This paper reveals the performance of e-governance in India in the context of its role in Agriculture sector, rural development and promoting social welfare.
Keywords: e-Governance, Policies, Agriculture, Rural Development and Social Welfare.
INTRODUCTION
As a new initiative during the Ninth Plan, the Department has formed an “IT-eGov” unit for progressive implementation of eGovernance and establish an IT enabled work environment. The Department has made adequate provision for IT activities in the Plan Budget for the year. The Department of Electronics and Information Technology, from time to time, in association with various educational and research institutions undertakes different inputs. e-Governance in India has reached at the “Transactional” stage and providing various services to citizens, business and government organization, offered by Central