Swachhta Action Plan: 25 govt offices becoming e-offices by June-end

Number of e-files generated in 2017 at 462,000, against 8,000 the previous year

Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh on Tuesday visited the office of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) to review the implementation of the Swachhta Action Plan. The DARPG and Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare are observing the Swachhta Pakhwada from 16th-30th June, 2017. 

Jitendra Singh complimented both the departments for undertaking various Swachhta-related activities and also expressed happiness that the two departments were working together as one team. He said the habit of cleanliness should be practised by all and it should be the responsibility of everyone to keep their surroundings clean. Highlighting the steps taken by DARPG, he said 25 ministry or government department offices would be turned into e-office by the end of this month. He also said there had been an increase of a whopping 6,000 per cent in the number of e-files, with 462,000 e-files being generated in 2017, against 8,000 the previous year. 

The minister said the process involved in the Civil Services Day had been completely transformed by DARPG in the last three years, as the participation and involvement of stakeholders has increased many folds. He said that DARPG is seen as the HR department of the Government of India. All good practices originate from this Department, he added. 

The DARPG is undertaking various activities like recording, reviewing and weeding out of old records, digitisation of records, disposal of old and obsolete items etc.