Union Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran has indicated to the core team responsible for monitoring and implementing the e-governance initiative in the department of information technology that the government will push ahead with the programme.
Fifteen locations have been identified across Bangalore city to house BangaloreOne portals which will provide a one-stop interface for citizens with State government and semi-government organisations.
Tamil Nadu's Information Technology and Electricity Minister, D Jayakumar, has said that the Directorate would work out an integrated e-Governance strategy for the state and source funds from the federal government for projects
Cherkalam Abdulla, the Indian Minister for Local Self-Government, has issued a statement disparaging a report that was critical of the Information Kerala Mission (IKM). The conclusions of the report assembled by four independent IT experts were without foundation, argued Abdulla.
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