TN to re-purpose e-gov directorate for secure transition to paperless era

TAMIL Nadu Information Technology department will be re-purposing and segregating the directorate of e-governance with Standard Setting and Enforcement wings to ensure a secure transition of governance to a digital, paperless era, according to Information Technology and Digital Services Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan.

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The minister, during the discussion on demand for grants to his department, said, "It has become imperative to create and enforce standards in the areas of application development, data hosting, data sharing, and cyber security through a dedicated and independent organisation that is at an arm's distance from the implementing agencies such as TNeGA and ELCOT." The minister also proposed to undertake a reorganisation of ELCOT, TNeGA, TANFINET, TACTV, ICT Academy, TVA, and the iTNT Hub - the institutions under IT and digital services department - on principles of specialisation and complementarity to ensure efficiency and effectiveness