e-kranti
Role of e-Kranti in Digital India and its approval
The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 25.03.2015 has approved the Approach and Key Components of e-Kranti that includes, inter alia, the vision, mission, key principles of e-Kranti, Approach and Methodology, Programme Management Structure and Implementation Strategy including 44 Mission Mode Projects and Core ICT Infrastructure. The Digital India programme and specifically its pillar 4and pillar 5 namely ‘e-Governance: Reforming Government through Technology’ and ‘e-Kranti - Electronic Delivery of Services’ respectively are directly linked with e-Kranti and the implementation of e-Kranti is critical for the success of e-governance, easy governance and good governance in the country.
Objectives of e-Kranti
The objectives of ‘e-Kranti’ are as follows:
i. To redefine NeGP with transformational and outcome oriented e-Governance initiatives
ii. To enhance the portfolio of citizen centric services
iii. To ensure optimum usage of core Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
iv. To promote rapid replication and integration of e-Governance applications
v. To leverage emerging technologies
vi. To make use of more agile implementation models
Principles of e-Kranti
The key principles of e-Kranti are as follow:
i. Transformation and not Translation - All project proposals in e-Kranti must involve substantial transformation in the quality, quantity and manner of delivery of services and significant enhancement in productivity and competitiveness.
ii. Integrated Services and not Individual Services - A common middleware and integration of the back end processes and processing systems is required to facilitate integrated service delivery to citizens.
iii. Government Process Reengineering (GPR) to be mandatory in every MMP - To mandate GPR as the essential first step in all new MMPs without which a project may not be sanctioned. The degree of GPR should be assessed and enhanced for the existing MMPs.
iv. ICT Infrastructure on Demand – Government departments should be provided with ICT infrastructure, such as connectivity, cloud and mobile platform on demand. In this regard, National Information Infrastructure (NII), which is at an advanced stage of project formulation, would be fast-tracked by DeitY.
v. Cloud by Default - The flexibility, agility and cost effectiveness offered by cloud technologies would be fully leveraged while designing and hosting applications. Government Cloud shall be the default cloud for Government Departments. All sensitive information of Government Departments shall be stored in a Government Cloud only. Any Government Department may use a private cloud only after obtaining permission from Department of Electronics and Information Technology which shall do so after assessing the security and privacy aspects of the proposed cloud.
vi. Mobile First - All applications are designed/ redesigned to enable delivery of services through mobile.
vii. Fast Tracking Approvals – To establish a fast-track approval mechanism for MMPs, once the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of a project is approved by the Competent Authority, empowered committees may be constituted with delegated powers to take all subsequent decisions.
viii. Mandating Standards and Protocols – Use of e-Governance standards and protocols as notified by DeitYbe mandated in all e-governance projects.
ix. Language Localization - It is imperative that all information and services in e-Governance projects are available in Indian languages as well.
x. National GIS (Geo-Spatial Information System) - NGIS to be leveraged as a platform and as a service in e-Governance projects.
xi. Security and Electronic Data Preservation - All online applications and e-services to adhere to prescribed security measures including cyber security. The National Cyber Security Policy 2013 notified by DeitY must be followed.
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