NDA govt launches eGreetings portal
15 Aug 2014 7:04 AM IST
Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday launched the eGreetings portal as part of the Digital India initiative, that aims to promote an eco-friendly way of sending greetings by government ministries and officials to colleagues and friends.
The portal, launched on eve of India’s 67th Independence Day celebrations, has a collection of designs made by the people.
Talking to reporters after the launch, Prasad said: ‘ I warmly congratulate IT department, all the officers for coming with this novel idea of having this kind of IT greeting card.
‘This is basically in consonance with the larger commitment of the Prime Minister to ensure that there is a proper IT revolution in India followed by connectivity.’
It is a good idea to enhance Internet connectivity with eGreetings on 15 August with the larger cooperation of the people of India through crowd sourcing, he added.
‘I wish that not only government, not only the ministers and officers, but the people of India would use this. I would say eGreeting on 15 August to show their commitment of a new resurgent India propelled by digital connectivity,’ he said.
Department of Electronics and information technology (DEITY) secretary RS Sharma said the department received a total of 3,572 entries for greeting designs, out of which 14 were selected. Six greetings have been made by DEITY.
The portal, launched on eve of India’s 67th Independence Day celebrations, has a collection of designs made by the people.
Talking to reporters after the launch, Prasad said: ‘ I warmly congratulate IT department, all the officers for coming with this novel idea of having this kind of IT greeting card.
‘This is basically in consonance with the larger commitment of the Prime Minister to ensure that there is a proper IT revolution in India followed by connectivity.’
It is a good idea to enhance Internet connectivity with eGreetings on 15 August with the larger cooperation of the people of India through crowd sourcing, he added.
‘I wish that not only government, not only the ministers and officers, but the people of India would use this. I would say eGreeting on 15 August to show their commitment of a new resurgent India propelled by digital connectivity,’ he said.
Department of Electronics and information technology (DEITY) secretary RS Sharma said the department received a total of 3,572 entries for greeting designs, out of which 14 were selected. Six greetings have been made by DEITY.
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