Gujarat CM calls for paper-less government offices

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today called for convergence of various computer and mobile technologies to connect all the government offices and make them paperless in the next one or two years.
Speaking at the state-level function of Digital India Week organised in Gandhinagar, Patel said that paperless offices are necessary to provide easy, economical and transparent governance to the people using platforms like eGovernance and mGovernance, said an official press release.
She further stated that the application of technology had helped Gujarat establish its unique identity in sectors like agriculture, education and health, stated the release.
Efforts are already on for the simplification of the entire administrative process, and the government aims to provide online services to the people in 18,000-odd villages in 250 tehsils in 33 districts, she said.

Patel also asked the administration to start working towards providing internet connectivity to GSWAN network used by government offices.
Her government has already started taking steps towards Digital India by announcing a new electronic policy, she said.
As per a June-2015 report, Gujarat leads in the country with 139.23 crore e-transactions, amounting to over 23,000 transactions per 1000 persons, said the release.