Haryana will soon implement e-governance and IT-related programmes in the state

Sunday September 06, 2015 , 3 min Read

Haryana is taking strides towards the implementation of e-governance and IT-related programmes in the state, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said. He said the state has bagged the 'Skoch Order-of-Merit' national award in implementation of six e-governance and IT initiatives in the state.

The award will be presented to the state government on September 22-23, Khattar informed, while addressing the members on the second day of the Monsoon session of Haryana Assembly in Chandigarh. Congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 'Digital India' mantra, he said that following the footprints of the Union government, the state was also realising the concept of 'Digital Haryana'.

"Several attempts had been made in this direction in the past, but all these got buried in files and failed to take off during the last 10 years," he said. Hitting out at the previous Congress government, Khattar alleged, "They never paid any heed to implementation of e-governance and IT-related programmes and this made corruption grow."

"With the usage of IT, we will be able to extend the benefit of welfare schemes and programmes at the grass-root level," he added. The Chief Minister said that with a view to provide time-bound and hassle-free services, the state government had notified 163 services which would be delivered to the citizens at their doorstep.

"There is no need for citizens to physically visit the concerned offices to have the benefit of such services. People could avail themselves of the facility at the cost of only Rs 5 to Rs 10 in their villages and this could be made possible with implementation of e-governance and IT," he added.

Khattar also said that the state government is committed to providing internet services in all the 6,500 villages. "Internet access to unconnected areas not only empowers the rural population but also ensures better delivery of services in the long run," he said.

"Haryana is the first state that has rolled out Aadhaar- based biometric attendance system to ensure and monitor the presence of officials during the office hours. Initially, this has been rolled out in the head offices as well as at the district headquarters and shall soon be implemented at the sub-division and block level.

"As many as 88,785 employees have been registered under the system so far," the Chief Minister said. He said a database of Haryana's residents is being created which would be integrated with the delivery of citizen-centric services. "Database of 1.57 lakh residents has already been prepared and the rest is in progress," he said, urging the members of the House to come forward and make Digital Haryana a success.

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