E-governance is governance in electronic environment. It is both governance of that environment and governance within the environment. E-governance stands for “electronic governance”. In simple terms, e-governance is the application of information and communication technology to provide transparent, effective, efficient and accountable governance to the society. In the wake of technological revolution, the countries like India are trying to keep pace with the other technologically advanced countries. But the financial crunch and other problems pose greater challenges in the implementation of e-governance in India. The problems like poor infrastructure, poverty, lack of enthusiasm, higher level of illiteracy, etc. become the roadblocks for the success of e-governance. For the successful implementation of e-governance, the government should try to remove such hurdles first. In this article, the author has tried to focus on such challenges.

Keywords: E-governance, Transparent, Effective, Efficient, Accountable.