The new Kerala IT policy, which will be announced soon, will have thrust on e-service delivery to all citizens. PH. Kurian, principal secretary, IT, said during discussions with a visiting delegation led by Sathya Narayana, Secretary, Department of Electronics and IT, Government of India. Kurian added that a futuristic, integrated service delivery framework has been chalked out by the Kerala State IT Mission.
It envisages a single identity for citizens to log in to a State portal to access a select list of services. Consultations are being held with all State Government departments to prepare a long-term plan focusing on-high volume, high-impact services.
The Central team, which included Gaurav Dwivedi, Director of the union department, was here to learn about various e-governance initiatives. The team also held discussions with the Chief Secretary and colleagues on the proposed integrated e-governance delivery services for the State.