29 Central Ministries/Deptts to be covered under e-Office in 2011-12 V. Narayanasamy Inaugurates Workshop on e-Office
A Workshop on e-Office for Nodal Officers and project teams of implementing Ministries/Departmentswas held in New Delhi today. e-Office is a Mission Mode Project under the National e-Governance Plan which has been assigned to the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DAR&PG). The Workshop was organized by DAR&PG and NIC with the objective to sensitize the Nodal Officers and project teams of user Ministries/ Departments on e-Office implementation aspects.
The workshop was inaugurated by Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and the PMO. On the occasion, the Minister also released a handbook titled ‘e-Office Framework – A way forward for the Government’. In his remarks Shri Narayanasamy said that e-government is the way out to ensure effective and faster public service delivery system to which the Government is committed. This, he said, increases transparency and openness in the office working. The Minister said that the Government is planning to bring Electronic Delivery of Services Bill to further facilitate and smooth transition towards e-office at all levels.
