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Promoting e-Governance - Sabka vikas MSTC ke saath
"Since last few years, a large number of initiatives have been undertaken by various State governments and Central Ministries to usher in an era of e-government.""Since last few years, a large number of initiatives have been undertaken by various State governments and Central Ministries to usher in an era of e-government."
This is a year to reckon with for the Indian sub continent. Since last few years, a large number of initiatives have been undertaken by various State governments and Central Ministries to usher in an era of e-government, which have now actually started taking shape. The initiative had become imperative to bring in transparency & accountability. Sustained efforts have been made at multiple levels to improve the delivery of public services and simplify the process of accessing them. It is a proud moment for us to see e governance touching the lives of people of India in a big way.
e-Governance in India has steadily evolved from computerization of Government Departments to initiatives that encapsulate the finer points of Governance, such as citizen centricity, service orientation and transparency. Lessons from previous e-Governance initiatives have played an important role in shaping the progressive strategies for the country. The National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), takes a holistic view of e-Governance initiatives across the country, integrating them into a collective vision and a shared cause. Around this idea, a massive countrywide infrastructure reaching down to the remotest of villages is evolving, and large-scale digitization of records is taking place to enable easy and reliable access over the internet. The ultimate objective is to bring public services closer to home of citizens.
Vision statement of NeGP clearly lays down:
"Make all Government services accessible to the common man in his locality, through common service delivery outlets, and ensure efficiency, transparency, and reliability of such services at affordable costs to realize the basic needs of the common man".
Application of Information Technology (IT) for delivering government services, exchange of information, business transactions, integration of various stand-alone systems and services between government-to-customer (G2C), government-to-business (G2B), government-to-government (G2G) as well as back office processes and interactions within the entire government framework is becoming imperative for economic progress in today's world. Through e-governance, government services will be made available to citizens in a convenient, efficient and transparent manner. The three main target groups that can be distinguished in governance concepts are government, citizens and businesses/interest groups. The benefits of e-governance are as follows:
1. Speed - Technology makes communication speedier. Internet, Phones, Cell Phones have reduced the time taken in normal communication.
2. Cost Reduction - Most of the government expenditure is appropriated towards the cost of stationary. Paper-based communication needs lots of stationary, printers, computers, etc. which calls for continuous heavy expenditure. Internet and Phones makes communication cheaper saving valuable money for the government.
3. Transparency - Use of IT makes governing process transparent. All the information of the Government would be made available on the internet. The citizens can see the information whenever they want to see. But this is only possible when every piece of information of the Government is uploaded on the internet and is available for the public to peruse.
4. Accountability - Once the governing process is made transparent, the government is automatically made accountable. Accountability is answerability of the government to the people and people to the government. It is the answerability for the deeds of the government, point to point linked to the deeds of the citizens. An accountable government is a responsible government and vice-versa.
E-Governance involves access to government information and services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in a way that is focused on the needs of the citizens.
E-Governance relies heavily on the effective use of Internet and other emerging technologies to receive and deliver information and services easily, quickly, efficiently and inexpensively. E-Governance helps simplify processes and makes access to government information easier. The other anticipated benefits of e-governance include efficiency in services, improvement in service delivery, standardization of services, better accessibility of services, and more transparency and accountability. It is convenient and cost?effective for the Government also in terms of data storage and access to the stored data. The government benefits from reduced duplication of work. In addition, the processes of data collection, analysis and audit are simplified, and become less tedious. Another cherished goal of e?governance is greater citizen participation in the governance of the country as information would be accessible to all.
How is e-governance important in the context of India? The answer may be found in the following lines quoted from late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India, "Delivery of services to citizens is considered a primary function of the government. In a democratic nation of over one billion people like India, e-Governance should enable seamless access to information and seamless flow of information across the state and central government in the federal set up. No country has so far implemented an e-governance system for one billion people. It is a big challenge for us".
India has since the last decade made rapid strides in the area of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The growth of e governance in India has coincided with the growth of MSTC as a major player in providing e commerce services, one of the major steps towards achieving full scale e-governance. MSTC being the pioneer in the e-commerce sector has been instrumental in showing the way for adopting e-governance to many pivotal offices of the government of India. MSTC's e-commerce systems include provision of online services, e-administration and e?services together constituting what is generally termed e-government.
Some of the major achievements of e-governance through MSTC e-Commerce platform are :
- e-auction of Coal Mines---history was created by successfully auctioning 29 and allocating 38(total 67) coal mining blocks to various sector. This is likely to fetch Rs 3.35 lakh crores of revenue to various State Governments in a span of lease periods.
- Global e-Tender cum e-Auction in Multi -Currency of Red Sander Wood valuing Rs 850 crore. It was e auctioned through MSTC e-platform
- e-Auction of Timber in State of Kerala-Introduction of e-Auction for sale of Forest timber & Sandal wood in the State of Kerala was a major step forward in the bringing in transparency in this field as well, increasing revenues for the Government and ensuring equitable distribution of resources for the business as well as for the public for building homes.
- e-Auction of Fly Ash- from Thermal Power Plant has given an impetus in the cement industry which uses 30-40% Fly Ash for cement making. It was a major achievement towards alleviating a major environmental hazard.
- e-Auction for disbursing Gas subsidy for revival of Stranded Gas based Power Plants----Ministry of Power engaged MSTC to conduct these e auction for revival of underutilized & Stranded Gas Based power plants in India.
- e-Procurement services for promoting Transparency & fair practices-to enable CPSUs & State PSUs in line with Government resolve to implement end-to-end e-procurement in the country. Introduction of e- bidding in Defence alone is likely to give savings of thousands of crore in revenue as well as in terms of manpower and time of procurement of general & Ordinance Depot items.
It is hence our endeavor to make a difference in the lives of the people, by bringing in technological advancement through a smart way. We look forward to achieving a utopian world where there is transparency and accountability for the citizens of India.
We in MSTC want to fulfill the vision of our Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi who declared:
" e-Governance is the only way to move from good governance to proactive pro people good governance".
MSTC in its own way though its e commerce system is improving the economy of the country & alleviating poverty. This is being achieved silently by strengthening the Government and making more revenues available for the developmental projects for the poor-- In a way, making a better, transparent and ethical India, every passing day. Sabkha vikash, MSTC ke saath !!
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Government Employees are demanding more salary, where is accountability?
Now E-Governance will make it easy, maximum governance minimum government with full accountability of Government servant.
Promoting e-Governance - Sabka vikas MSTC ke saath
"Since last few years, a large number of initiatives have been undertaken by various State governments and Central Ministries to usher in an era of e-government.""Since last few years, a large number of initiatives have been undertaken by various State governments and Central Ministries to usher in an era of e-government."
e-Governance in India has steadily evolved from computerization of Government Departments to initiatives that encapsulate the finer points of Governance, such as citizen centricity, service orientation and transparency. Lessons from previous e-Governance initiatives have played an important role in shaping the progressive strategies for the country. The National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), takes a holistic view of e-Governance initiatives across the country, integrating them into a collective vision and a shared cause. Around this idea, a massive countrywide infrastructure reaching down to the remotest of villages is evolving, and large-scale digitization of records is taking place to enable easy and reliable access over the internet. The ultimate objective is to bring public services closer to home of citizens.
Vision statement of NeGP clearly lays down:
"Make all Government services accessible to the common man in his locality, through common service delivery outlets, and ensure efficiency, transparency, and reliability of such services at affordable costs to realize the basic needs of the common man".
Application of Information Technology (IT) for delivering government services, exchange of information, business transactions, integration of various stand-alone systems and services between government-to-customer (G2C), government-to-business (G2B), government-to-government (G2G) as well as back office processes and interactions within the entire government framework is becoming imperative for economic progress in today's world. Through e-governance, government services will be made available to citizens in a convenient, efficient and transparent manner. The three main target groups that can be distinguished in governance concepts are government, citizens and businesses/interest groups. The benefits of e-governance are as follows:
1. Speed - Technology makes communication speedier. Internet, Phones, Cell Phones have reduced the time taken in normal communication.
2. Cost Reduction - Most of the government expenditure is appropriated towards the cost of stationary. Paper-based communication needs lots of stationary, printers, computers, etc. which calls for continuous heavy expenditure. Internet and Phones makes communication cheaper saving valuable money for the government.
3. Transparency - Use of IT makes governing process transparent. All the information of the Government would be made available on the internet. The citizens can see the information whenever they want to see. But this is only possible when every piece of information of the Government is uploaded on the internet and is available for the public to peruse.
4. Accountability - Once the governing process is made transparent, the government is automatically made accountable. Accountability is answerability of the government to the people and people to the government. It is the answerability for the deeds of the government, point to point linked to the deeds of the citizens. An accountable government is a responsible government and vice-versa.
E-Governance involves access to government information and services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in a way that is focused on the needs of the citizens.
E-Governance relies heavily on the effective use of Internet and other emerging technologies to receive and deliver information and services easily, quickly, efficiently and inexpensively. E-Governance helps simplify processes and makes access to government information easier. The other anticipated benefits of e-governance include efficiency in services, improvement in service delivery, standardization of services, better accessibility of services, and more transparency and accountability. It is convenient and cost?effective for the Government also in terms of data storage and access to the stored data. The government benefits from reduced duplication of work. In addition, the processes of data collection, analysis and audit are simplified, and become less tedious. Another cherished goal of e?governance is greater citizen participation in the governance of the country as information would be accessible to all.
How is e-governance important in the context of India? The answer may be found in the following lines quoted from late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India, "Delivery of services to citizens is considered a primary function of the government. In a democratic nation of over one billion people like India, e-Governance should enable seamless access to information and seamless flow of information across the state and central government in the federal set up. No country has so far implemented an e-governance system for one billion people. It is a big challenge for us".
India has since the last decade made rapid strides in the area of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The growth of e governance in India has coincided with the growth of MSTC as a major player in providing e commerce services, one of the major steps towards achieving full scale e-governance. MSTC being the pioneer in the e-commerce sector has been instrumental in showing the way for adopting e-governance to many pivotal offices of the government of India. MSTC's e-commerce systems include provision of online services, e-administration and e?services together constituting what is generally termed e-government.
Some of the major achievements of e-governance through MSTC e-Commerce platform are :
- e-auction of Coal Mines---history was created by successfully auctioning 29 and allocating 38(total 67) coal mining blocks to various sector. This is likely to fetch Rs 3.35 lakh crores of revenue to various State Governments in a span of lease periods.
- Global e-Tender cum e-Auction in Multi -Currency of Red Sander Wood valuing Rs 850 crore. It was e auctioned through MSTC e-platform
- e-Auction of Timber in State of Kerala-Introduction of e-Auction for sale of Forest timber & Sandal wood in the State of Kerala was a major step forward in the bringing in transparency in this field as well, increasing revenues for the Government and ensuring equitable distribution of resources for the business as well as for the public for building homes.
- e-Auction of Fly Ash- from Thermal Power Plant has given an impetus in the cement industry which uses 30-40% Fly Ash for cement making. It was a major achievement towards alleviating a major environmental hazard.
- e-Auction for disbursing Gas subsidy for revival of Stranded Gas based Power Plants----Ministry of Power engaged MSTC to conduct these e auction for revival of underutilized & Stranded Gas Based power plants in India.
- e-Procurement services for promoting Transparency & fair practices-to enable CPSUs & State PSUs in line with Government resolve to implement end-to-end e-procurement in the country. Introduction of e- bidding in Defence alone is likely to give savings of thousands of crore in revenue as well as in terms of manpower and time of procurement of general & Ordinance Depot items.
It is hence our endeavor to make a difference in the lives of the people, by bringing in technological advancement through a smart way. We look forward to achieving a utopian world where there is transparency and accountability for the citizens of India.
We in MSTC want to fulfill the vision of our Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi who declared:
" e-Governance is the only way to move from good governance to proactive pro people good governance".
MSTC in its own way though its e commerce system is improving the economy of the country & alleviating poverty. This is being achieved silently by strengthening the Government and making more revenues available for the developmental projects for the poor-- In a way, making a better, transparent and ethical India, every passing day. Sabkha vikash, MSTC ke saath !!
This Blog helps you to have a better understanding of STPI scheme, export of IT & software and software services including Information Technology (IT) enabled services/ Bio- IT And other export promotion scheme of Government of India.
You are requested to join STPI Blog for the latest updates, news, RBI guidelines for exporters, FEMA Regulations and other related information.
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