E-Governance in India- An Overview

Abstract

With the prominence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the users are getting   faster and better communication, retrieval of data and utilization of information .The system by which the citizens are getting government services through internet is termed as E-Governance. It has gained much acceptance because of its advanced role. The development of any country depends upon the services rendered by government and their efficient implementation. But in our country, people are not very much aware about the benefits of E-Governance activities. Hence, the aim of this paper is to discuss about the basic problems and acceptability of e-Governance in India and  identification of those sectors which are benefited through e-governance policy and also presented an  exhaustive  list  of  E-Governance  projects  which  is  currently  being  used  in  India.

KEYWORDS: E-governance; Government; Human activities; Information Technology (IT); Service delivery; citizen; acceptability.