(a) whether the Government proposes to extend the e-governance projects in smaller cities
of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the funds allocated and spent for this purpose during the Eleventh Five Year Plan;
(a) whether the Government proposes to extend the e-governance projects in smaller cities
of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the funds allocated and spent for this purpose during the Eleventh Five Year Plan;
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SACHIN PILOT)
(a), (b) and (c): The Government of India approved the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP)
in May, 2006 with the vision to – “Make all Government services accessible to the common man
in his locality, through common service delivery outlets and ensure efficiency, transparency
& reliability of such services at affordable costs to realize the basic needs of the common
manâ€. NeGP and the Mission Mode Projects under it are being implemented by the
Ministries/Departments concerned across the country including cities.
NeGP consists of 27 Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) encompassing nine central MMPs, eleven State
MMPs and seven integrated MMPs which are being implemented at the Central, State and Local
Government levels to cater to the needs to urban, semi-urban and rural areas.
For the implementation of NeGP, common and infrastructure such as the Common Service Centres,
State Wide Area Networks and State Data Centres are being set up in States/UTs. These
projects are being set up in States/UTs. These projects are in different stages of
implementation. State-wise details are given in Annexure I, II and III.