The State government’s ambitious mobile governance initiative, which is expected to make all major government services available at citizens’ fingertips, will be launched here on December 8.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the e-governance portfolio, on Monday chaired a meeting with Chief Secretary Kaushik Mukherjee, officials of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) and Information Technology and discussed preparations for the project launch.
The State government has invited President Pranab Mukherjee to launch the initiative at the Bangalore International Exhibition Center.
4,000 servicesThe initiative, a first in the country, will cover 4,000 government services. Mobile governance is expected to expedite the process of redressing complaints.
M-governance includes information services as well as services involving actual transactions, an official told The Hindu .
The government has identified some services as pilot projects for m-governance.
They include Sakala services, BSNL landline and mobile bill payments, traffic alert service and pending traffic fine payments, utility services such as electricity and water, and employees applying for leave.
