First Dewang Mehta Memorial Lecture was organised on 26th November 2001 at Patna’s Taramandal Conference Hall. The Lecture was jointly organised by CSI Patna Chapter, National Informatics Centre-Bihar State Unit and Dr. Zakir Husain Institute, Patna. On this occasion Chief Justice of Patna High Court Hon’ble Justice Mr. Ravi S. Dhavan graced the evening as Chief Guest. Dr. N. Vijayaditya, Director General, National Informatics Centre was the Guest of Honour. He delivered a Keynote Address on the theme ‘E-Governance for the Optimum Development of Indian Society’. During the event, Dr. Saurabh Gupta, State Informatics Officer , NIC Bihar, highlighted the ongoing IT projects in the State.