Gaya DM launches e-Samadhan scheme

In a major initiative, the Gaya district administration on Wednesday launched e-Samadhan, the flagship programme aimed at heralding e-governance. Using interactive voice technology (IVT), the programme aims at establishing a direct connect between the beneficiaries and development officials. Besides the beneficiaries/left out groups, others too may resort to e-Samadhan for grievance redressal and participatory development.…

eGovWatch: Wipro, Andhra Pradesh ink deal to build Enterprise Architecture

Andhra Pradesh Government has signed an MoU with Wipro for building and implementing the State Enterprise Architecture (APSEA). The APSEA aims to be a lever for transformational change in the way government services are conceived, designed, delivered and consumed, state’s IT, Electronics and Communications Secretary B Sreedhar said, adding the Bangalore-headquartered IT major would be…

eGovWatch: Parkash Singh Badal wants Punjab to be included in ‘Digital India’ programme

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to include the state in the country’s flagship ‘Digital India’ programme. Badal today urged the Prime Minister to fund the state government’s ambitious programme for establishing 2,174 Unified Citizen Service Delivery Centres at a cost of nearly Rs 550 crore under integrated…

‘ICT in e-Governance Can Spur Rural Growth’

The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in e-governance can bring about revolutionary changes in rural development, said  Prof P Narasimha Rao of Kakatiya University, Warangal. Addressing a one-day national seminar on ‘Role of Information and Communication Technology in Rural Development’ here at SDM Siddhartha Mahila Kalasala (women’s college) here Wednesday, he said efficiency,…