E-office will be Implemented in All the Districts of Uttar Pradesh

• 11 Sep 2023

Why In News?

On September 10, 2023, according to the information received from the media, the Uttar Pradesh government will conduct all government work across the state completely through e-office, hence e-office will be implemented in all the districts.

key points

• After this system is implemented at the government level, now this system will also be implemented in government offices located in districts and divisions.
• Recently, e-office has been completely implemented in Kannauj district and accordingly the movement of files is taking place in the offices there.
• Now the work of generating e-mail IDs of all the employees in the districts will start. After that they will be trained. Apart from this, there are preparations to implement the same system in all the government departments working at the divisional level. In a way, this will implement a paperless system in government work.
• It is noteworthy that in 2018, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had given orders to implement the e-office system in all departments, districts and divisions of the entire state. Under this, this work started in a phased manner.
• Recently, Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra has asked to implement it in all districts and divisions. With this, file files in district collectorates and other government offices will be digitized. Through this, the work of government personnel will also be monitored.
• District Magistrate will be able to monitor any file and with this, the work of sending files from districts to the government will be done faster.
• Hundred percent e-office system has been implemented in 93 departments of the Secretariat. So far 8654 files have been issued through e-office. So far, e-office has been implemented in 46 out of 150 Head of Department offices and work is being done accordingly.
• This system has been implemented in only 35 out of 90 offices and departments related to the police, in which 8181 files have been issued so far. Currently, this system has not been implemented at any divisional level.
• What is an E-office?
  • E-office is a medium to achieve a simplified, responsive, effective, accountable and transparent functioning.
  • The speed and efficiency of e-office helps departments make informed and quick decisions. Through this system, time will be saved in government work and there will be transparency in government work.