Arunachal Becomes First NE State to Implement e-Cabinet

• Arunachal Pradesh has become the first state in the northeast to implement e-Cabinet solution for the state cabinet members.
• Using this system, the cabinet members can access the cabinet notes before the meeting. The entire business of the Cabinet can be conducted using the e-Cabinet solution.
• Implemented by the department of Information Technology and Communication, the solution lets Ministers prepare for cabinet meetings, conduct them and review minutes, entirely without paper.
• The system is a multi-user secure solution that keeps relevant information organised and updated in real time, giving ministers a clear overview of each item under discussion.
• Once Arunachal Pradesh adopts the e-Cabinet system fully, the average length of the cabinet meetings will go down from 4-5 hours to just 30-90 minutes and the government can also eliminate the need to print and deliver thousands of pages of documents.

Analysis:

• With the use of modern IT solutions we provide cost-efficiency, transparency, responsibility and easy follow up in the process of preparation, execution and daily coordination of the Government decisions.
• The implementation of the unified informative system for business processes connected with preparation of materials for electronic session in the government Institutions.
• The e-Cabinet represents basis for transformation of the methods of operation of the Government. The system has raised the operations of the Government to a new and advanced level by changing the way of thinking and behavior of the government officials.
• At same time e-Cabinet provides better communication between the Ministries, exchange of documents, acts, opinions, etc., which are of interest in the process of electronic meetings of the Government.
• The e-Cabinet system integrates multiple government institutions and processes into a well distributed and orchestrated process that transforms the paper-based process of preparation and execution of the government sessions into paperless process.
• The system also provides: reduced time for preparation of materials for Government meetings; optimization and redefinition of the processes for preparation and approval of materials necessary for the meetings of the Government and in the Ministries; tracking of processes and measuring the performances of the civil servants who are participants in the process.
• These capabilities of e cabinet results in: a) easier process management; b) increased performance and c) enhanced capacity of the government processes.

By: Vishal