e-Governance
What is e-governance?
Electronic Governance or e-governance is the application
of Information Communication and Technology to the processes of
Government functioning to bring about
- SimpleMoral
- Accountable
- Responsive and
- Transparent Governance.
It is also known as the citizen-centric form of
governance where the main objective of the Government is to deliver
the required services to the citizens in the more effective, efficient
and faster manner convenient to the citizens with the help of the
Information Communication and Technology (ICT) tools.
State Initiatives on e-governance:
The history of e-governance in the State of Meghalaya
can be traced back to the computerization period in the late 80s.
The National Informatics Centre, Meghalaya State Unit and the State
Computer Cell, Programme Implementation Department have contributed
much to the early part of computerization in most of the State Government
Departments.
Few of the computer applications being developed are listed as under:
- Library Information System
- Monthly Expenditure Statement System
- Payroll Management System
- Stipend Processing and Allotment System
- Vehicle Information System
- Budget Information System
- Compilation of Treasury Accounts
- Schemes Sanction Monitoring System
- Merit List Generating System
- Border Areas Information System
- Compilation of Budget Link.
- TPP Monitoring System
- Press Releases Compilation System
- Soil Conservation Schemes Monitoring System
The Department is examining the possibility of implementing e-governance
applications, which will directly benefit the citizens in many ways
such as monitoring the implementation of development programmes
in rural areas by way of using remote sensing technology such as
utilization of satellite imageries to know the actual status of
development on the ground and by way of using GPS type of system
to track the dynamical behavior on the ground, to provide data and
information required by the agricultural masses in the rural areas
such as weather forecasting, up-to-date market value and information
etc. through the local CICs which have already become functional
with effect from 17th August, 2002.
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