IT in governance

E-governance basically means IT enabled governance. Actually the process of administration is a tiresome one and involves various levels of interaction between people and the governing body. In order to manage this interaction effectively, the government is taking the help of the IT sector. E-governance allows to electronically filing applications, checking status of applications, information about any government department, and even filing returns electronically.
The Ministry of Information Technology encourages the state government to work towards this. The legal recognition to electronic documents and digital signatures is provided by appropriate acts, which allows records to be kept in electronic form. It also permits applications and forms to be filled up. This process enables decentralization and meaningful decision-making process.