Maharashtra IT Department goes completely paperless

No more missing files as files will be computerised

PTI | February 2, 2011



Information Technology Department of Maharashtra Government has become fully computerised from today, bidding goodbye to bundles of files and papers.

"We have started paperless work from today and all the new files regarding decisions, proposals, suggestions would be computerised. It is a challenge but we can definitely have a way," Nitin Karir, Secretary, IT Department, said.

The Department is also trying to make computerised signatures of authorities at the Secretary level and above, he said.

The Government's IT policy recommends all the departments to go paperless and use computerised system to promote e-governance. The employees were given training for the job. However, none of the departments is completely computerised.

On a query about missing files, Karir said such a thing is not possible under the computerised system. However, the Department would keep the earlier files for back-up instead of scrapping them.

The Government is also extending biometric attendance system to all its offices having more than 25 employees.

The Chief Minister has instructed us to install the system to all the Government offices by March 31, Karir said.

Even the Zilla Parishad schools and ashram schools for tribal children would have biometric attendance system for the students, he added.

 

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