E-GOVERNANCE: AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN RAJASTHAN

Information & Communication Technology (ICT) is constantly changing the manner in which information flows to citizens. It is a need of the hour that good governance harnesses the energy of ICT and puts in place tools that allow improved delivery of service and bridge the digital divide. This is vision for Digital Rajasthan. The three pillars of modern governance - transparency, efficiency and ease of access for a better quality of life - are also the prime objectives of the Rajasthan e-Governance road map. However, this can only be ensured if all organs of the government undertake coordinated efforts to IT-enable all processes of governance and service delivery. IT enablement of departments has to ensure linkages between various databases and avoid duplication of efforts. Thus, it is incumbent upon all departments to use standard IT solutions developed in the State. This results in saving of considerable time and resources & leads to ease of operations for all departments.   
 
KEYWORDS: e-Governance, e-Mitra, Raj Comp, G2G, G2C, G2B, e-Sanchar, ICT. 

Introduction “The Government of Rajasthan would leverage Information Technology not only as a tool for improving governance and employment opportunities, but also more significantly as a means to enhance the quality of life and bridging the socio-economic divide in the state ensuring that skew in the development in society is minimized and the underprivileged sections of the society are brought at par with the more privileged sections.”  Vision statement of e-Government in IT policy 2006-08    

Rajasthan is a state in the north western region of India. The state covers an area of 342,239 square kilometers (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. The main industries are mineral based, agriculture based, and textile based. Rajasthan is the second largest producer of polyester fiber in India. Several prominent chemical and engineering companies are located in the city of Kota, in southern Rajasthan. Rajasthan is pre-eminent in quarrying and mining in India. The state is the second largest source of cement in India. It has rich salt deposits at Sambhar, copper mines at Khetri, Jhunjhunu, and zinc mines at Dariba, Zawar mines and Rampura Agucha (opencast) near Bhilwara. Jodhpur leads in Handicraft and Guar Gum industry.1 The State gets 39% of the DMIC, with major districts of Jaipur, Alwar, Kota and Bhilwara benefiting2. 


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