E-Governance: Problems, Challenges And Prospects In India

Research Article
Ramanjeet Kaur
DOI: 
xxx-xxxxx-xxxx
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
E-Governance, ICT, India, Accountability, Transparency.
Abstract: 

Around the world, Governments and public sector organizations are facing to reform their public administration organizations and deliver more efficient and cost effective services, as well as better knowledge and information to their stakeholders. The emergence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has provided means for faster and better communication, retrieval of data and utilization of information to its users. The enabling role of the ICT in the delivery of services in the public and government sector has gained acceptance. E-governance has become the key to good-governance in a developing country like India. Cooperation from government officials and staff will be crucial in realizing the goals of modernizing this nation through E-Governance. To be at par with developed countries, the Indian Government has made out a plan to use Information Technology extensively in its operation to make more efficient and effective and also to bring transparency and accountability. Development of any country can be judged by the scope of E-Governance in that country. In this paper we discuss about the basic problems of e-Governance in India and also present an exhaustive list of E-Governance projects which is currently being used in India.