Kerala government said that total e-governance will help in bridging the digital divide.
Thiruvananthapuram:
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will on Thursday declare the state fully ‘e-governance’ where the delivery of government services will be digital, transparent and faster. A government release said that declaring Kerala as India’s ‘complete e-governed state’ would be a major step towards achieving 100 per cent digital literacy towards the southern state’s knowledge-based society and economy.
“This unique achievement, which comes decades after Kerala began its quest to become the first fully literate Indian state and become a fully e-literate society, reflects the visionary policy initiatives of the government seeking to transform the state into a realized through a set of digitally empowered societies,” the release said.
This achievement will enable online delivery of a complete range of government services by leveraging state-of-the-art technology and platforms to build a single window service delivery mechanism called e-Sevanam, which integrates over 800 government services online.
The total e-governance will help in bridging the digital divide by creating affordable digital infrastructure for all, which is vital for transforming Kerala into a digital society, so as to achieve sustainable economic growth, the release said.
“The roll-out of the KFON (Kerala Fiber Optic Network) will be a decisive step in this direction. Kerala is the first Indian state to declare access to the Internet as a citizen’s right.”
Apart from these, the total e-governance will also ensure inclusion of all sections of the society, including the less privileged and marginalised, the release said.
It added that in addition to the ‘e-Sevanam’ system, the State IT Mission has also created a set of digitized platforms and applications, including e-office file flow, to take it down to the village office level.
Additionally, delivery of all critical services has already been digitized, covering all major domains including health, education, land revenue, documentation of properties, public distribution system and social security payments.
“During this period, the State has successfully completed major projects like eDistrict, K-Swift, eHealth, EPDS, eCourt Management, ERSS, Poll App, Cyber Dome, Kite, HSCAP and Digital Survey Mission.” the release said.
It further said that Kerala has also emerged on top in the National e-Service Delivery Assessment conducted by the Government of India.
State Transport Minister Antony Raju will preside over the function, which will also be attended by Chief Secretary VP Joy and Secretary Electronics and Information Technology, Dr Ratan U Kelkar.
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