Shri Anil Madhav Dave, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), launched the CPCB-eSamikSha Portal on 23rd November, 2016 during the 61st Conference of Chairmen & Member Secretaries of Pollution Control Boards and Pollution Control Committees at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. eSamikSha, an online Monitoring and Compliance Mechanism system, developed by Cabinet Secretariat Informatics Division, fast tracks the compliance of pending action points, proposal, targets, etc. of various Ministry/ Department/ Organization/ Agency of Government of India and Government of States/ UTs. The portal has been designed in such a way to enhance efficiency, bring transparency, reduce the need of protracted correspondence and improve the communication between Government to Government (G2G) and Government to Business (G2B) and vice-versa. Shri Ajay Narayan Jha, Secretary, MoEF&CC, Shri S.P.S Parihar, Chairman, CPCB, Dr. A.B Akolkar, Member Secretary, CPCB, Member Secretaries of State Pollution Control Boards and Pollution Control Committees, Dr. Shubhag Chand, HoD, Cabinet Secretariat Informatics Division and other senior dignitaries were also present at the event. At the launch Shri Dave said that there is a need to feel the pulse of the people and complaints of the people must be addressed. He emphasized on a collective approach to work. Shri Dave highlighted that the style of working needs to be converted to e-governance, for which eSamikSha would be a helpful tool. eSamikSha will not only tranform the style of functioning, but will also bring about a transformation, making it a result-oriented approach to work. Dr. Shubhag Chand briefed about the CPCB-eSamiksha portal. The launch session was concluded with a vote of thanks and concluding remarks by Shri S.P.S Parihar, Chairman, CPCB.