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In its bid to make a quantum leap in e-governance, Andhra Pradesh government has struck a deal with IT Major Wipro to build and implement the Andhra Pradesh State Enterprise Architecture (APSEA) in the state.

A memorandum of understanding was reached by the state's information technology, electronics and communications department with the IT company on Monday.

CM proposes appointment of an AI Champion in every department

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday unveiled a bold vision for Andhra Pradesh’s future, emphasising AI-driven governance that balances technology with human-centric solutions.

Speaking at a two-day AI workshop, he highlighted the importance of real-time service delivery, and intelligent systems to redefine public administration. Reflecting on the State’s progress, he said, “From 2 Mbps for audio-video to gigabit connectivity today, we’ve come far.”

According to sources, the proposed move envisages introduction of a web-based online system to effectively monitor the attendance of the students and the staff, prompt submission and payment of bills, maintenance of stock registers, implementation of the prescribed menu and other related tasks.

Shri Tanksale has especially welcomed the fact that the Indian banking sector has already embarked on various transformational activities over the past decade, thereby instilling pride among the workforce towards the PSB they belong to.

Addressing a workshop on National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) at Wheeler Senate House here on Friday, Beltron managing director Atul Sinha said that leaving Kerala much behind, Bihar has become the leading service provider. The state has been rendering commendable service, especially in rural areas, through e-governance, he said.

Technical director of NIC, Bihar, Shailesh Kumar Srivastava, received the award from J Satyanarayana, secretary, IT, government of India, and SV Raghavan, scientific secretary, office of the principal scientific adviser to the PM. "In total, 200 entries were received for this award," Srivastava told TOI over phone from Visakhapatnam.

Inaugurating the launch of the online issuance of statutory C-Form here, deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi, who also heads the CTD, said. "Most of our services have become online. The most satisfying part of the Bihar's e-governance story in CTD is that we are the first in the eastern region, and also ahead of Uttar Pradesh (UP)."

Launching the 'Common Service Centres' run by the Vasudha centres, he said the Centre should provide financial assistance to states to run the common service centres in those states where the RTPS is in force, so that people can easily get public utility services.

However, although the BMC has implemented e-governance and e-office for its consumers and officials, there is a loophole in the system. Even after going through the necessary procedures, one still has to visit civic ward offices to get a final approval ‘on paper’, which defeats the whole purpose of the glorified e-office. Nevertheless, the BMC takes pride in being the first government organisation in the country to have e-governance since 2006.

The Common Services Centers Scheme is being implemented under a three tier Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework under which Service Center Agencies are (Private Sector entities and NGOs) are responsible for setting up of CSCs. Government provides revenue viability gap funding for four years. Services Centre Agencies are selected by the States through a competitive bidding process. The Service Center Agencies (SCAs) run the CSCs through Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs).

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The IT Department, under which e-Governance projects are taken care of, has been instructed to commission an independent assessment of progress and impact of NeGP during the XI Plan period, so as to know ground realities.

Keeping this possibility in mind, the Government of India has already created a special programme to ensure that all the services that are provided online through internet kiosks are also made available on mobile platform, she said on Friday.

It came as a pleasant shock to Ratan Debbarma from Kachucherra when he applied for his land mutation papers at the directorate and got them on the same day. He never thought that it could be done so quickly and easily. his has become possible through the new service e-jami that is now operational in Tripura.

According to Malladi of EY, "while elimination of physical processes will not happen in a hurry, biometrics will be the key in the next phase of e-governance. Biometric-enabled devices, which authenticate a user by linking up with their Aadhaar identity, will help reduce the need for a visit."

In the last few years, Government of India has placed special emphasis on e-governance with the sole aim of bringing information and services through Information Communication Technology (ICT) to the remotest corner of the country.

"The Union government will not shy away from helping the states. E-Governance which started 10 years ago, is staggering and it should on a faster mode," the Minister said at the valedictory function of the National e-Governance conference, which concluded here.

Narayanasamy, who is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, stressed the need for implementation of the administrative reforms in right earnest in all states.

Governance that is efficient, accountable, inclusive and reaches out to every citizen of the country in a convenient and effective manner. E-governance also eradicates corruption, one of the biggest monsters we battle in this country, by providing transparent governance. And, given the recent spate of scandals coupled with the fact that political parties are learning that good governance is good politics, we see a definite trend moving towards greater emphasis on e-governance.

Business process re-engineering (BPR) and the use of ICT, two of the most important aspects of e-governance, can bring around the much needed changes and improvements in the ways government functions and delivers services to its citizens.

CM Nitish Kumar has been hammering the point that computerization would bring in transparency in work and reduce corruption, while deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi has been insisting that the state is on way to having 'paperless offices'. The highest awards for e-governance have also been bestowed on the state, both by the Union ministry of information technology and Computer Society of India.