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Minimum Government and Maximum Governance
A
citizen friendly and accountable administration is the focus of the government.
A series of steps to achieve this goal have been initiated. These include
simplification of procedures, identification and repeal of obsolete/archaic
laws/rules, identification and shortening of various forms, leveraging
technology to bring in transparency in public interface and a robust public
grievance redress system.
Doing away with the practice of submitting Affidavits for small level executive
jobs in the Government and allowing Self-Certification of certificates is one
important step in this regard. This has greatly led to the reduction in time
and effort on the part of both the citizen as well as the officials in many
Government offices.
Leveraging the
power of information technology brings with it the advantage of transparency and
speed for the benefit of the citizens. In this regard the Government has
embarked upon a time bound Digital India Plan. The details of this plan are
available on the Website of the Department of Electronics & Information
Technology (www.deity.nic.in).
As a part of Digital India Plan, the Department of Administrative Reforms &
Public Grievances has been made the nodal ministry for implementation of
e-Office in Central Ministries/Departments. The Department is regularly
monitoring implementation of the e-Office project. The Ministry of Panchayati
Raj has moved into 100% e-Office platform.
The
Central Secretariat Manual of Office (CSMOP) has been revised and the
14th Edition of the CSMOP was brought in the form of e-Book form on
22nd May, 2015, which is available on the website www.darpg.nic.in.
This is a much reduced and simplified version of the manual in comparison to the
earlier editions. A number of redundant and repetitive literatures and words
have been removed.
The
Government of India has also taken a number of initiatives for improving ‘Ease
of Doing Business’. The emphasis has been on simplification and rationalization
of the existing rules and introduction of information technology to make
governance more efficient and effective.
One
of the focus areas of Government is to reduce the decision making layers to the
minimum while allowing for faster means of information sharing/dissemination.
The Government has launched a website mygov@nic.in and
india.gov.in for this purpose. This is a citizen centric platform to
empower people to connect with the Government and contribute towards good
governance. Suggestions are also received on the PMO website. It also seeks
expert advice from the people, thoughts and ideas on various topics that concern
India. Citizens can join the discussion to share, debate and add value.
This
was stated by Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra
Singh in Lok Sabha today in a written reply to a question by Shri Nalin Kumar
Kateel, Shri B.N. Chandrappa, Shri D.K. Suresh and Shri R.K. Bharati
Mohan.
Source : PIB
