Department of Electronics and Information Technology ,DEITY , National Informatics Centre, e-governance - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   In keeping with the Good Governance initiative, which ministry has launched its e-office on 28th December 2015?

a. Women and Child Development
b. Environment
c. Home Affairs
d. Information and Technology
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Women and Child Development

Explanation:
In keeping with the Good Governance initiative of the PM of India, Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched an e-office in the Ministry. This is the big step forward for paperless functioning and it brings transparency and accountability to step up delivery mechanisms. NCW will be brought under the ambit of the e-office soon.


2)   Which of the following statements is/are correct about e-Pragati?

1. 'e-Pragati' is a comprehensive framework for implementing e-governance and provides e-services to citizens of Karnataka.
2. It is developed in association with Infosys.


a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: None

Explanation:
- The state government of Andhra Pradesh rechristened the AP State Enterprise Architecture (APSEA) as 'e-Pragati'.
- APSEA is a comprehensive architecture to leverage the latest advances in e-governance tools. Developed in association with technology giant Wipro in a span of eight months,
- 'e-Pragati' is a comprehensive framework for implementing e-governance and provides e-services to citizens of Andhra Pradesh.
- With e-Pragati, Andhra Pradesh becomes the first state in India to conceive and execute a state-wide enterprise architecture.
- e-Pragati extend to 33 secretariat departments and over 300 government agencies in AP. It seeks to provide a bouquet of 745 services in the government to customer (G2C), government to business (G2B), government to enterprise (G2E) and government to government (G2G) areas.