Which Ministry has won "Gold Award" Under the National Awards for e-Governance?

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Correct Answer : Ministry of Panchayati Raj

e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (eGramSwaraj and AuditOnline) of Ministry of Panchayati Raj has won the GOLD AWARD under the category "Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation" of the National Awards for e-Governance.

* The award is a recognition of the excellent and exemplary work done by Team eGovernance and supported by Team NIC-MoPR.

* The prestigious National Award was handed over to Shri Alok Prem Nagar, Joint Secretary, MoPR by Union MoS, Dr. Jitendra Singh during the 25th National Conference on e-Governance at Jammu 26th Nov 2022.

* Various stakeholders, especially Panchayati Raj Institutions which adopted e-Panchayat applications very fast, have helped in making the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project successful by strengthening the Panchayati Raj System and making it effective, transparent and efficient..

Source : PIB

Published On : November 28, 2022

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