Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday inaugurated the 22nd National Conference on e-Governance here.
At the inaugural programme of the Conference, Singh said the Centre has done away with the need to certify documents by officials, a legacy of the British empire, and over 1500 obsolete rules and regulations, making government functioning efficient and citizen-friendly.
The Union minister of state (independent charge) for development of north eastern region (DoNER) said the government has undertaken projects like the IRCTC Rail connect app and UMANG app of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
Addressing the Conference, being held for the first ever in the North East, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma described how important it is for achieving effective citizen centric governance.
He said, "It is not the best technology that matters, but it is how best the available technology is applied for the larger good of the masses."
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