Kerala becomes first e-governed state in India

Kerala has become India’s first fully e-governed state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced. The state has made over 900 services via a single window system, the e-sevanam portal. “The state has digitised its government services to ensure smooth and fast delivery of its services to people. The idea is to leverage technology for the state’s development and to empower people to bridge the digital divide,” the CM said during an event organised by the Kerala IT Mission, adding that e-governance will make an impact in building a new face of Kerala. The state has made around 900 services through a single window system called e-sevanam Portal, which was introduced to provide government services to the people. About 75 million certificates have been made available through another popular scheme, e-district. Over 250 services are being delivered online in panchayats currently.