Government announces E-governance intiatives to promote transparency

NewDelhi Feb 3: The Finance minister on Thursday has presented the budget and the FM has announced some measures to promote e-governance which ensures transparency in the economy.

Jaitley has said that "The Government is transforming method of disposal of its business by the introduction of e-office and other e-governance initiatives in central Ministries and Departments."

The initiatives include a web-based Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), administered by Controller General of Accounts, for budgeting, accounting, expenditure and cash management for more effective fiscal management of Government.

# one-stop services for depositing fees, fines and other non-tax dues into Government account, a Non-Tax Receipt Portal will also be set up.

# 'e-Vidhan' to digitize and make the functioning of all State Legislatures paperless.
#Further strengthening of Government -E-marketplace(GEM)
# E-Courts will bring about universal computerization of all Districts and Subordinate Courts
# National Judicial Data Grid will provide an online platform for information relating to judicial proceedings and decisions from over sixteen thousand computerized Courts and Subordinate Courts in the country.