The Panchayati raj department of which among the following states has won the first prize under e-Panchayat Puruskars 2020 for effective use of e-applications? (June)
The correct answer is option 2, i..e Himachal Pradesh.
The panchayati raj department of Himachal Pradesh has won the first prize under e-Panchayat Puraskars 2020 for effective use of e-applications.
The e-panchayat puraskar is given to those states that have made maximum use of Information Technology to monitor the works of the panchayat.
Himachal Pradesh government has 3,226 panchayats and all were provided with internet facilities to help people access various services online like family registration, registration of birth, death and marriages.
The e-applications are primarily developed by the state government with little help from the central government.
To make the panchayati raj department accessible to all, the Union ministry of panchayati raj is making efforts to bring transparency, efficiency and accountability in the functioning of gram panchayats through the use of information and communication technology.