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Computer
Lecture – 04
E-Governance
 E-Governance

E-governance

❖ E-governance is technology-driven governance for providing government services,

exchange of information communication transactions, and integration of various
systems and services between the government and citizens.

❖ Some examples of how the government provides technology-driven governance are

Common Service Centre, DigiLocker, CO-WIN, DIKSHA, Unified Payment Interface
(UPI), etc

Steps of e-governance

❖ Computerization

❖ Networking

❖ Online presence

❖ Online Interactivity

Background

1970 Establishment of an electronics department

1976 Establishment of the National Informatics Center (NIC)

1987 National Satellite-Based Computer Network (NICNET)

1988 National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)

2016 Ministry of electronics and Information technology (Meity)

9 June 2000 Information Technology Act, 2000

2002 National Institute for Smart Government, Hyderabad

18th May 2006 National e-Governance Plan

2006 Common Service Center (CSC)

1 July 2015 Digital India

24 April 2020 E-Gram Swaraj

Types of Participation in e-Governance -

❖ G2C: Government to Citizen.

❖ G2E: Employees to Govt.

❖ G2B: Government to Business.

❖ G2G: Government to Government.

G2C Government to Citizen

❖ Definition:- G2C enables connectivity between government and citizens.

❖ Example: Bhoomi Project of Karnataka (Online Delivery of Land Records)

❖ Gyandoot project of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh

❖ Lokvani Project of Uttar Pradesh etc.

G2E Government to its employees

❖ Definition:- G2E enables connectivity between the government and its employees.

❖ Example: Online salary payment etc.

G2G Government to Government

❖ Definition:- G2G enables seamless connectivity between different government entities.

❖ Example - PRAGATI, Khajane Project in Karnataka, Smart Govt. Andhra Pradesh)

G2B government to business

❖ Definition:- G2B: Enables the business community to interact with the government.

❖ Example:- MCA21, an e-recovery project in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat.

National Informatics Center

❖ Established:- 1976.

❖ Ministry:- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

❖ Objective:- It is designed for government IT services.

❖ Provides infrastructure to support delivery and delivery of some of the initiatives of
Digital India.

❖ Presently the head is- Rajesh Gera.

Digital India

❖ Ministry:( Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology )Meity

❖ Launch Date: 1 July 2015

❖ Objective:- Its main objective is to transform India into a digitally empowered society
and knowledge-based economy

9 Pillars of Digital India

National e-Governance Plan

❖ NeGP was designed by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology

(DeitY) and the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
(DARPG).

❖ Objective- To bring public services closer home to citizens.

❖ Launch Date: 18 May 2006

❖ National e-Governance Plan 2.0 - March 2015

❖ Motto: “Ek Kadam Aapki Aor, Ek Kadam Aapke Liye”

❖ It consists of 31 Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) and 8 components

❖ Originally, there were 27 MMPs later 4 more were added in 2011 viz Health,
Education, PDS & Posts).
The major core infrastructure components of the National e-Governance Plan-

❖ State Data Centres (SDCs),

❖ State Wide Area Networks (S.W.A.N),

❖ Common Services Centres (CSCs)

❖ National e-Governance Service Delivery Gateway (NSDG),

❖ State e-Governance Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG)

❖ Mobile e-Governance Service Delivery Gateway (MSDG)

Important apps

❖ Meghdoot APP - Weather Forecast

❖ Aarambh APP - ROAD SAFETY

❖ Sachet APP - to prevent fraud in banks

❖ C-Vigil Apps - Complaint at the time of election

❖ Sarathi/Madad App - Railway related

❖ UDGAM Portal – Allows customers to check their unclaimed deposits in banks

❖ Diagnostic Portal - Related to Drug Crime

❖ Ullas Portal - Education Related

❖ E AMRUT – is the result of a joint initiative between NITI Aayog and the UK
Government

E-Krant

❖ The framework of e-Kranti addresses the electronic delivery of services through a

portfolio of mission-mode projects.

❖ We are ensuring the use of key information and communication technologies.

❖ To promote rapid replication and integration of e-governance applications.

❖ Emerging technologies use more agile implementation models.

National Knowledge Network

❖ Establishment:- It was established in 2010 in New Delhi.

❖ Region:- India and Bhutan.

❖ It also provides high-speed connectivity to the country's leading research and
academic institutions.

National Informatics Center -

❖ The National Informatics Center (NIC) is the implementing agency.

❖ It was organized by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

(DARPG) in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
and the State Government.

E-Governance Conference

❖ The 26th National Conference The two-day National Conference on e-Governance

(NCeG) was organized on the theme ‘Viksit Bharat, Empowering Citizens’ jointly by
the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG),
Government of India and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY), Government of India in collaboration with the Government of Madhya
Pradesh on 25th August 2023 at Brilliant Convention Centre, Indore, Madhya
Pradesh.

❖ The 25th National Conference on e-Governance was organized at Katara in JK on

26-27 November, 2022.

❖ Main theme of the conference:- The closer relationship between citizens, industry,
and government

❖ The 24th National Conference on e-Governance was held on January 7-8, 2022 in
Hyderabad.

❖ Main topic of the conference:- Digital Governance in the world after the pandemic

Bharat Net Project

❖ Bharat Net project was earlier named OFC Network (Optical Fiber

❖ Communication Network)

❖ This project was launched in October 2011. Its name was changed to Bharat Net in
2015.

❖ This project is being implemented by BSNL, RailTel, and Power Grid.

❖ The funds for this project are being provided by the Universal Service Obligation Fund.
❖ Bharat Broadband Network Limited was established on February 25, 2012.

❖ Under the BharatNet project, high-speed broadband through optical fibre is to be

provided to more than 2.5 lakh gram panchayats at affordable rates.

Mission mode project

❖ NGP consists of 31 Mission Mode Projects (MMPs).

❖ These are classified as state, central, and integrated projects.

MCA-21 - Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

❖ Its objective is to provide electronic services to companies registered under the Act.

❖ It has been launched by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Gyandoot-2000

❖ The Gyandoot project was started by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 2000.

❖ It was implemented in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh state.

Project Friends in Kerala -

❖ Citizens are required to pay taxes and other financial liabilities to the state
government.

❖ Single window facility providing means of.

DigiLocker-(December 2015)

❖ Digital Locker linked to the Aadhaar of every applicant of the scheme, 1GB Personal
Storage space is available where e-documents and URI Uniform Resource Identifier
links can be safely stored.

Digital Payment

❖ Unified Payment Interface (UPI) was developed by the National Payments Corporation
of India (NPCI)

❖ BHIM App BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) - Launched on 30 December 2016
(by NPCI)

❖ BHIM Aadhaar - Under this, the payment amount has to be entered and the
fingerprint of the customer is taken.will be

❖ Bharat QR Code – Launched on 20th February, 2017.

❖ FASTag is available from 4th November 2014.

Pragati-2015

❖ Its objectives are grievance redressal, program implementation, and project

monitoring.

❖ It is a three-tier system. It operates through the PMO, the Secretary to the Central
Government, and the Chief Secretaries of the States.

Swayam

❖ Launched by the Ministry of Human Resources on July 9, 2017.

❖ Its full name is Study Webs of Active Learning for Aspiring Minds.

DARPAN

❖ Its full name is Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for a New India.

E-Biz Portal-2013

❖ There is an online single-window gateway to facilitate investors wishing to start a

business anywhere in India.

Digital India Initiatives

❖ MyGov: It provides an interlink between the Government and Citizens.

➢ People can participate in various activities through online tools like 'Do', 'Discuss',
'Poll', 'Talk', ‘Blog’, etc.

❖ e-Hospital-Online Registration Framework (ORF): Facilitated people for online OPD

appointments with government hospitals.

❖ National Scholarships Portal (NSP): A single scholarship platform for students under
any scholarship scheme.

❖ PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation):

❖ It has three main Objectives:

➢ Grievance Redressal,

➢ Programme Implementation

➢ Project Monitoring, (An IT-based redressal and monitoring system has been
designed).

❖ It was launched in 2015.

❖ Jeevan Pramaan: It is an Aadhaar-based Biometric Authentication System for
Pensioners.

❖ National e-Governance Plan (NeGP): To provide all Public Services accessible to the
common man in his locality, through common service delivery outlets and to ensure
efficiency.

❖ e-Education: Under this, all the schools will be connected to broadband. It would also
provide Free WiFi in all secondary and higher secondary schools.

❖ PMGDISHA: Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan aims at digital

literacy in rural areas.

❖ SWAYAM: It is an Online Open Courses program. It provides an online learning

platform for students of Class 9 to post-graduation.

➢ SWAYAM stands for Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds.

❖ National Knowledge Network: NKN is a high-speed data communication network that

has been established to interconnect institutions of higher learning, and research.

❖ e-RUPI- It was launched by the Reserve Bank of India.

➢ It is a tokenized digital version of the Indian Rupee.

➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issues e-RUPI as a central bank digital currency
(CBDC).
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