eGov Magazine - August 2018 - Digifest

In this issue

Digital Rajasthan - Reaching the Last Mile.

Transforming Rajasthan As The Digital Leader Of The Country

Working towards the objective of “Minimum Government, Maximum Governance”, the State of Rajasthan has witnessed a paradigm shiftin the governance management with IT being a key ingredient for the same, says Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, in conversation with Kartik Sharma of Elets News Network (ENN).

9 mins

Bhamashah Yojana Empowering Women in Rajasthan

The primary objective of the Bhamashah Scheme includes financial inclusion, women empowerment and effective service delivery. It is the first of its kind Direct Benefit Transfer scheme in the country, observes Elets News Network (ENN).

3 mins

eMitra — Building Citizen Friendly Responsive Governance

eMitra, the ambitious e-governance initiative of the Government of Rajasthan, is aimed at providing a wide range of citizen-friendly services of different government departments under one roof so that the citizens do not have to run around various departments to avail them, observes Elets News Network (ENN).

2 mins

Rajasthan Sampark — Playing Key Role in Public Grievance Redressal

One of the significant projects launched by the Government of Rajasthan is “Rajasthan Sampark” which aims to enable the common man to reach the departments of the State Government to address their queries and concerns, through Information Communication and Technology (ICT) interventions, observes Elets News Network (ENN).

1 min

ePDS — Tech-Based Public Distribution System in Rajasthan

The Public Distribution System (PDS) is a national food security system established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs managed jointly with State Governments. The Rajasthan Government has taken a number of new initiatives to remove corruption, improve the efficiency, and deliver higher number of products through ePDS (electronic Public Distribution System), observes Elets News Network (ENN).

1 min

Bhamashah Health Insurance Scheme: Assuring Healthcare on the Last-Mile

Hailed as one of the largest health insurance schemes in the country, the Bhamashah Swasthaya Bima Yojana was launched by the Government of Rajasthan across the State in 2015 for around one crore eligible families. All families covered under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and National Food Security Act (NFSA) can benefit from this scheme, observes Elets News Network (ENN).

2 mins

Istart— The Only Integrated Start-up Platform In India

Rajasthan is home to entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers. Across the State, millions of youngsters full of brilliant ideas, modern thinking and extraordinary skills are ready to join the already buzzing start-up drive. Leveraging this quality of the business-minded individuals of the State, the Government has conceptualised an integrated startup platform called iStart, observes Ahmad Shariq Khan of Elets News Network (ENN).

4 mins

Rajasthan's ICT-led Higher Education For Future Leaders

The Department of Higher and Technical Education, Govt of Rajasthan, puts special emphasis on nurturing a culture of research and innovation and thus, ICT-backed learning across its higher education institutions is given special importance. It’s in the same direction that recent years have witnessed a significant rise in the number of IT-led initiatives in the educational sphere of the State, writes Elets News Network (ENN).

3 mins

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