Culture for e-offices need of the hour, says MoS Jitendra

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh asserted over the need of e-offices on Thursday and he also feels that it should become a part of the culture and get institutionalised.

While speaking in at inaugural ceremony of workshop on e-office by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India at the national capital, Singh also mentioned that, “Any effort made by us should be citizen-centric. Being citizen-centric essentially means being youth-centric.” He also expressed happiness over the enthusiasm and interest shown by the young Assistant Secretaries in implementation of e-Office in the Government functioning.

During the workshop, the Assistant Secretaries attached with various Ministries of the Central Government shared their experiences about different ministries on how the e-office is being implemented in these ministries and what needs to be done to improve the system. They also suggested that instant messaging system can also be introduced in the Government for developing quick response system.