Madhya Pradesh has been selected for "National e-governance Award" for its initiatives in the IT sector, official sources said on Sunday.

The award will be given to the state during the two- day 15th national conference on e-governance to be held at Bhubaneshwar from February 10.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has congratulated the officials whose efforts have led to the honour for the state.

The awards were announced under seven categories and Madhya Pradesh bagged honour in one of them. The award is given every year by the Central Government.

The State Government's e-governance project in Gwalior district has fetched the award. Under the project, 75 public services spanning 13 departments were successful delivered through 48 Janmitra Samadhan Kendras benefiting 3.86 lakh applicants, they added.