Andhra Pradesh Govt approves ‘e-Pragati’ Project

Andhra Pradesh government 'e-Progress' scheme approval

Ques: Recently, which state government approved ‘e-Pragati’ project for government service?

a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Delhi
d. Karnataka

Ans: a

Related facts:

  • The Andhra Pradesh cabinet on September 05, 2015 approved the e-Pragati project for government service.
  • This is a comprehensive framework for providing e-services to the citizens which will bring all the government services under one roof.
  • It is notable that with e-Pragati, Andhra Pradesh becomes the first state in India to conceive and execute state-wide enterprise architecture.
  • ePragati, developed in association with the leading software company Wipro in a span of 8 months.
  • Advanced countries like South Korea, Singapore, the United States, Estonia, Norway, Denmark, Australia and New Zealand have all embraced this type of architectural approach to e-governance.
  • e-Pragati extends 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.
  • It consists of 72 projects grouped into 14 packages whose estimated outlay is Rs.2,358 crore which will be funded and implemented over a three-year period.
  • The government will invest Rs1,528 crore and balance the rest of the amount through PPP mode.
  • The major components of e-Pragati revolve are 7 missions, 5 grids and 5 campaigns.

Reference:

http://www.ap.gov.in/press-release/Press-Note-on-e-Pragati-5Sept-15.pdf
http://www.ap.gov.in/whats-new/e-Pragati-5Sept-15-Ver3-JS.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/tdp.ncbn.official/posts/1683784728517121
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/andhra-cabinet-clears-rs-2-358-crore-e-governance-project-115090500916_1.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/epragati-to-bring-all-govt-services-under-one-roof/article7620552.ece