Kerala becomes the first fully digitally-governed state in I

Kerala made history when the Pinarayi Vijayan government declared it India's first "total e-governed state" on Thursday, promising to digitize, speed up, and make government services transparent. The achievement comes decades after Kerala began its quest to become an e-literate society and became the first state with full literacy. In addition to achieving 1% digital literacy, the declaration would be a significant step in the southern state's journey toward a knowledge-based economy and society. At a function in Thiruvananthapuram, Chief Minister (CM) Vijayan declared "Total eGovernance Kerala." He said that ushering in complete eGovernance does not just mean creating a network of government offices and citizens, but also leveraging technology for the development of the state and empowering people by bridging the digital divide. “The current government's total commitment to keeping its promises to the people is what is meant by the term "governance."

The people are being reached out to more and more by the government and governance. Corruption has been eliminated from service delivery and public utilities have become more people-friendly. People have felt these transformative changes for seven years, he stated. "The public authority doesn't stop at what it has previously accomplished. Administrations ought to contact individuals rather than individuals going all through government workplaces to acquire them. Utilizing cutting-edge technology can make this a reality, and that is precisely the focus of the government," he added. In addition, the state will soon launch the Kerala Fibre Optic Network, which will make internet access affordable and free. The CM said that a single-window portal called eSevanam has been created to provide up to 900 services.

In his list of the government's pioneering efforts to bring about eGovernance, the CM mentioned several of these initiatives. The government secretariat, district collectorates, commissionerates, and directorates already use the e-office system. Another initiative in favor of the people is the e-district project. This will before long be reached out to taluk-level workplaces. As many as 250 services have been delivered online in panchayats. India's first digital science park is getting ready at an estimated cost of Rs 1,500 crore, and Kerala also took a bold step by establishing the country's first digital university. Additionally, efforts to increase digital literacy at the local level are underway. Vijayan made the observation that the goal of all of these measures is to implement eGovernance in its entirety.