Hon’ble Chief Minister, Captain Amrinder Singh initiates new steps to improve efficiency, transparency and effectiveness of e-Governance in the State Hon’ble Chief Minister of Punjab, Capt. Amarinder Singh recently inaugurated 3 important e-Governance initiatives in the State of Punjab. The e-Labour portal, Chief Minister’s Dashboard and the National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) were the launched initiatives aiming the e-Governance in the State to attain a new horizon. e-Labour Portal of Punjab (pblabour.gov.in) Launched on 22nd November, 2017, the e-Labour portal enables access of various services offered by the Department of Labour, Govt. of Punjab under various labour laws in an easy and hassle-free manner. Designed and developed by the National Informatics Centre, Punjab, in close coordination with the Department of Labour, this online platform facilitates direct payment to labourer’s bank account under various welfare schemes. The portal is centric to industries and workers operating in the State of Punjab. The Hon’ble Chief Minister lauded the pro-worker initiative taken by the Labour Department and informed that the portal would act as a one-stop shop for the workers. The Principal Secretary (Labour), Shri Sanjay Kumar said that the system would help Department to ensure strict enforcement of labour laws towards the safety, health and welfare of the workers. The portal features online registrations, online application submission through dynamic Common Application Form (CAF), One-time document submission, Fee payment in one go through online payment gateway, Online processing, Time bound approvals (as per Right To Service Act), Third party verification and graphical dashboard to facilitate decision making. CM Dashboard, Punjab CM Dashboard is an online system which presents status and achievements of various government schemes and projects, graphically & chart-wise using web based software. The data is picked directly from servers hosting software of these schemes through web services. Presently data of 35 schemes have been displayed on the Dashboard and can be accessed through the login facility. The Chief Minister, Ministers & Secretaries of the Departments can view data of the schemes. National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) NGDRS was launched by Hon’ble Chief Minister on November 17, 2017. Developed as national initiative, this system facilitates online documents and property registration with public appointment feature. After thorough testing at pilot sites of Adampur and Moga Tehsils, state-wide implementation and roll out of NGDRS in Punjab has been initiated. Currently NGDRS has been replicated in 51 SROs successfully.