Author(s): Nepal Chandra Sarkar Assistant Professor Dept. of Political Science, Berhampore Girls’ College Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India Email: nepal.sarkar9988@gmail.com Page no: 142-150
Abstract: India is a developing country of third world. It needs to full fill the socio-economic objectives with effective governance. In the age of ICT, all most all states have adopted ICT based tools in their administration to provide essential goods and services to the masses. In the context of Indian economy, every sector is being impacted by E-Governance. Consequently, Govt. of India has launched the initiatives of e-governance; providing all services electronically as much as possible. Since then, we have had different initiatives in terms of E-Governance. Meantime, Govt. of India as well as some state Govt. launched several projects in support of E-Governance, like E-Seva, Smart Govt, Digital India, E-Kranti and etc. Each of these projects seems to be benefiting the citizens to a greater extent. In spite of this process, there are some challenges regarding implementation of E-Governance. This article describes regarding the evolution, initiatives, issues-challenges and future prospects of E-Governance in India. Keywords: E-governance, Smart Governance, E-Seva, Digital India.
