E-Governance in India â€“ A New Perspective

Dr. Safia Parveen

Abstract

India is a land of extreme living. On one side of the lifestyle we find people living in extreme richness, highly educated, accepting technological changes in all walks of life and flexible to changing cultures of the society. On the other hand, we also find people living in poverty, illiterates or moderately educated, conservative to the technological changes and who still believe in age old customs and practices. Inspite of such extremity one common feature that describes both the sects is the usage of electronic media. The world of internet has not only eased but has also smartened the way of working in all spheres of life. Of the many advantages of E-media, its usage in the governance is deemed to be a boon to the society. E-Governance has made Governing more transparent to the people and the people more clear to the Administration. But India being a land of diversity, the acceptability of E-governance too faces umpty number of challenges in its implementation and usage. This paper makes an effort to list some of the issues and challenges in the implementation of e-governance in India.

Keywords

Highly educated; technological changes; electronic media; E-Governance; Internet; Challenges and Implementation

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D. S. Parveen "E-Governance in India â€“ A New Perspective", International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering and Management (IJIREM), Vol-5, Issue-6, Page No-270-273, 2018. Available from:

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Dr. Safia Parveen

Assistant Professor, Department of Business Studies, School of Business Studies, Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, Karnataka safijeelan@gmail.com