India Embarks On Nationwide E-Office Implementation To Streamline Government Operations

New Delhi: In the backdrop of the successful implementation of the e-Office platform in the Central Secretariat, the Central government has decided to implement e-Office in all the attached, subordinate offices and autonomous bodies.

This will be implemented as part of DARPG’s 100-day agenda of government. 133 attached, subordinate offices and autonomous bodies were identified for implementation following inter-ministerial consultations.

DARPG issued the guidelines for the adoption of e-Office in attached, subordinate offices and autonomous bodies on 24 June 2024, according to officials.

The onboarding roadmap and technical modalities were discussed in an inter-ministerial meeting chaired by Secretary DARPG, V. Srinivas and attended by officials of all Ministries and departments and senior officers of 133 attached, subordinate offices and autonomous Bodies.

The NIC team, led by Rachna Srivastava, Deputy Director General, NIC presented the procedural technicalities for the implementation of e-Office.

It was decided that all Ministries and departments will coordinate with their attached, subordinate offices, and autonomous bodies, appoint nodal officers, establish data centres and submit requisitions to NIC on several users or licences for time-bound on-boarding of e-Office as part of the government’s 100 days agenda.

In the years 2019–2024, the adoption of e-Office gained significant momentum in the Central Secretariat with 37 lakh files covering 94 per cent of files being handled as e-Files and 95 per cent of receipts being handled as e-receipts. The government developed e-office analytics to further deepen the initiative.