New Government to thrive on E-governance: Pranab Mukherjee

The government will aim to revive “Brand India” riding on 5Ts of Tradition, Talent, Tourism, Trade and Technology. ICT will play a crucial role in the working of the new government as it will be used to drive re-engineering of government processes to improve service delivery and program implementation, said President Pranab Mukherjee while laying out the Narendra Modi government’s plan for the next five years in the joint session of Parliament. “E- governance brings empowerment, equity and efficiency. We will strive to provide Wi-Fi zones in critical public areas in the next five years,” he said.

In the ICT sector, broadband, spectrum, FDI, e-governance, content, e-library, digitization, cyber threats, among others will be the key focus areas.The National e- Governance Plan ( NeGP) will be expanded to cover every government office from the centre to the panchayat, to provide a wide variety of services to citizens.

In the education sector, the government will launch broadband highway and will make schools e-enabled in a phased manner. It will launch a national mission “e-Bhasha” to develop digital vernacular content and disseminate classic literature in different languages.