With the aim to reduce use of paper and promote a contemporary and eco-friendly method of sending greetings, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to go forward with e-greetings instead of paper-based greetings starting this festive season.
Circular issued
In a circular issued on Tuesday, the Health Ministry has advised its staff to send festival greetings in the form of e-Greetings. The move is also meant to boost the digital initiatives of the government.
E-greetings portal
Further, the Ministry has also said that it will not entertain any request for printing of season’s greetings cards. The e-greetings can be sent through the e-greetings portal of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology developed as part of the “Digital India” initiative.
“The e-Greeting portal created by DeitY and NIC allows users to select and send greetings from multiple occasion-specific templates. Government departments can also customise the greetings by adding tag-lines and messages related to their programmes and schemes,” noted a release issued by the Ministry.
The portal includes greetings for various occasions, including days of national importance. The portal also addresses e-Greetings of the specific needs of government organisations.
