Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh will inaugurate the 25^th national conference on e-Governance (NCeG) at Katra on Saturday. The theme of the two-day long conference is ‘Bringing Citizens, Industry and Government closer.’

Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), V Srinivas said that his department and Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeITY), Government of India, in association with the Union Territory of J&K government is organising NCeG on November 26– 27.

Interacting with media persons, Srinivas said that as 26 November is being celebrated as the Constitution Day to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh will be administering reading of the Preamble to all the participants during the inaugural session of the NCeG.

The valedictory session will be presided over by Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor, Jammu & Kashmir on November 27. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will attend the valedictory session, which will also witness the launch of digital J&K initiatives and signing of MoU by the J&K Government.

The National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) will be presented under 5 categories of the NAeG Scheme-2022 to 18 e-Governance initiatives at Central, State and District levels, Academic and Research Institutions and Public Sector Undertaking, said Srinivas.

The Secretary also said that digital innovation will play an important part in the next decade for governance to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. This will necessitate conversations around topics and technologies which would shape Digital Governance in the future to enhance the delivery of Government services to citizens, he added.

He further said that the conference would provide considerable momentum to the e-Governance initiatives across the country including J&K, providing opportunities for civil servants and industry captains to showcase their successful interventions in e-Governance in improving end-to-end service delivery.

According to him, discussions will be held on ten sub-themes in plenary sessions on digital governance across whole-of-the-government, digital economy strengthening start-up ecosystem and employment generation among others.

Delegates from Central Ministries, Departments and 28 States and 8 Union Territories have confirmed their participation in the conference. Over 1600 delegates are expected to attend this Conference at Katra, said the Secretary, adding that an exhibition will also be organized during the event to showcase India’s achievements in the field of e-Governance.

Commissioner Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Prerna Puri who was also present during the press briefing, said that it is a matter of pride for J&K that 25^th national e-Governance conference is being held at Katra, when J&K would be receiving two awards in this conference.