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E-Government, Local Government

Indian state establishes e-governance agency

By Amelia Kwok | 15 January 2009

In India, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has set up an exclusive e-governance agency, called the JAKEGA, with an empowered Board of Governors, headed by the State Chief Secretary Mr C. Phunsong.

Modelled on similar agencies working in many progressive states like Karnataka or Punjab, the JAKEGA has been registered under the Societies Registration Act on January 14, 2009.

This will provide the agency with much-needed flexibility to implement IT-related projects throughout the State, and to receive grants directly from the government of India and other donor agencies.

Additionally, JAKEGA will take on the responsibility of procuring all types of IT resources and services like hardware, software, power, printing and networking peripherals for government agencies. This will help streamline the IT-related activities of all the departments and help them save time and money by providing them with a single point mechanism for design, development, procurement and training.

JAKEGA shall also have the mandate to create permanent, temporary or project-based positions that shall help boost the employment prospects of the thousands of IT professionals in the State.

The day-to-day operations of the JAKEGA shall be overseen by an Executive Committee, headed by the Mr Khurshid Ahmad Ganai, Principal Secretary for IT in the State.

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