PROJECT ON E-GOVERNANCE AND DIGITAL INDIA

NIRMAL ASHRAM DEEPMALA

PARGANI PUBLIC SCHOOL

ABOUT E-GOVERNANCE

E-governance is a wonderful tool to bring transparency, accountability and whistle blowing in India. However, it has its own share of challenges that include administrative, legal and technological challenges. There may be instances where e-governance can itself be a source of corruption. Use of e-governance in India would also require an efficient mechanism to deal with e-waste. Absence of privacy and data protection laws  has also created many hurdles before successful implementation of e-governance in India. However, the biggest hurdle before Indian e-governance initiatives comes from poor cyber security in India. According to techno legal experts, e-governance without cyber security is useless in India. In fact, that makes the critical infrastructure of India vulnerable to sophisticated cyber attacks. Absence of mandatory e-governance services in India is the main reason for apathy towards this crucial field.

PRAGATI PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation)

is a multi purpose, multi-modal platform for bringing e-transparency and e-accountability. The directions given through PRAGATI will remain in the system for further follow-up until the issue is closed. This system uses technologies like Digital data management, video-conferencing and geo-spatial technology. Pragati can help Prime Minister of India and Secretaries of Government of India to monitor and follow-up the timely implementation of projects with Chief Secretaries of State. Following are the key features of Pragati :-

1. It is a three tier system involving PMO, union government secretaries and chief secretaries of the states.

2. Every month prime minister will interact with union government secretaries and chief secretaries of states through video-conferencing enabled by data and geo-infomatics visuals. This day will be known as Pragati day.

3. Issues to be presented to prime minister will be taken from the database containing Public grievances and on-going and pending Projects.

4. Pragati provides an interface and platform for improving databases of CPGRAMS for public grievances, Project Monitoring Group (PMG) and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

METHOLOGY AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

Common Support Infrastructure Governance Centralised Initiative with Decentralized.

Implementation. Public-Private Partnerships. Integrative Elements. Programmed Approach at the National

and State levels. Facilitator role of DEITY. Ownership of Ministries.

PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)

A body under the Chairpersonship of Prime Minister

National e-Governance Advisory Group Apex Committee Expenditure Finance Committee

(EFC)/Committee on Non Plan Expenditure (CNE)

State level Apex Committees

DIGITAL INDIA

ABOUT DIGITAL INDIA

Digital India is an initiative of Government of India to integrate the government departments and the people of India. It aims at ensuring the government services are made available to citizens electronically by reducing paperwork. The initiative also includes plan to connect rural areas with high-speed internet networks. Digital India has three core components. These include:

The creation of digital infrastructure. Delivering services digitally. Digital literacy. The project is slated for completion by 2019. A two-way

platform will be created where both the service providers and the consumers stand to benefit. The scheme will be monitored and controlled by the Digital India Advisory group which will be chaired by the Ministry of Communications and IT.

Challenges Before Digital India The Digital India initiative is a promising

initiative of the Indian Government. Many companies have shown their interest in this project. It is also believed that E-commerce would facilitate the DI project.

 Having incomplete implementation of the National e-Governance Plan of India will only affect the success of the DI project. India has poor regulations in the field of privacy protection , data protection, cyber law , telegraph, e-governance , e-commerce, etc.

Status of Digital India

Digital India is in the progress mode till the month of November 2014. The Apex Committee is going to analyse its progress very soon. Media reports have also hinted at development of policies for Digital India very soon. If correctly implemented, Digital India project can change the way public services would be delivered in India in the near future.

DIGITAL INDIA WEEK At the launch ceremony of Digital India Week by

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, top CEOs from India and abroad committed to invest Rs 4.5 lakh crore towards this initiative. The CEOs said the investments would be utilitized towards making smart phones and internet devices at an affordable price in India which would help generate jobs in India as well as reduce the cost of importing them from abroad.9 Key points of Digital India Programme are as follow .

Broadband Highways Universal Access to Phones Public Internet Access Programme . e-Governance – Reforming government through

Technology E -Kranti – Electronic delivery of services Information for All Electronics Manufacturing – Target NET ZERO Imports IT for Jobs Early Harvest Programmes. 

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