The 20th National
Conference on e-Governance began in Visakhapatnam today. Addressing the
gathering at the inaugural function, the
Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Urban poverty Alleviation and
Information & broadcasting, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu said that Good Governance is Fundamental, but e-Governance is
Instrumental. The mantra for our Government from first day has been Minimum
Government and Maximum Governance. The idea was to reduce human interface in
delivering services to the people. He further said that e- Governance is
playing an important role in empowering citizens. The Union government is
trying to improve the delivery systems enabling to reach the benefits of the
Welfare Schemes of the government to the poorest of the poor.
The Prime Minister’s
vision of Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhar and Mobile are helping for Direct Benefit
Transfer to the common man for improving the quality of life and standard of
living. The Union government stands for accountability, transparency, and
provides responsive administration to the people of this country.
Referring to the Demonetization, the Union Minister opined that this is the
historic decision taken by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and a
revolutionary measure for transformation of India. Information technology is
useful to eradicate Corruption and unearth the black money. He further said
that the Nation has highly talented young people and India can grow by using
best Technology. The government is striving hard to remove economic disparities
among the people and implementation of Information Technology will bring in
more transparency and accountability.
Speaking on the
occasion, the Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C),
Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic
energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra singh said that e-Governance enables good
governance in India. Dr. Singh also said that Andhra Pradesh is a role model in
the country in the development of Information technology and promoted the e-governance.
Digital India is initiative of government of India to ensure that government
services are made available to citizens electronically by improving online
Infrastructure and by increasing internet connectivity. He further said that it
is an elaborate and ambitious plan centered on three key areas namely providing
digital infrastructure as a utility to every citizen, providing governance and
services on demand and finally to digitally empower the citizens of the country.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister of State for Science & Technology
and Earth Sciences, Shri Y.S. Chowdary said that technology is the growth engine
not only for the development of the nation, but also improving the civic
amenities and catering to the needs of the people in a fastest way.
While
delivering the inaugural address the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Shri. N. Chandrababu Naidu said that Andhra Pradesh government has been
promoting Information Technology in a big way. Union ministers released the
books on e-governance. A film on e- governance “Transforming India” was
screened on the occasion. Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and
Public Grievances, Government of India, Shri C. Viswanath; Secretary, Ministry
of Electronics and Information Technology, Smt. Aruna Sundararajan; Additional
Secretary, DARPG, Smt. Usha Sharma, several State Ministers of Andhra Pradesh,
local MPs and MLAs and more than 1000 delegates from central government, state
governments, industry, and academia as well as experts from the Private sector
are participating in the conference.
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