nation's legal system is the reflection of social, political, economic and cultural characteristics of the society. It plays an instrumental role in building the belief of citizens, and ultimately the way they look upon various issues that may pertain to them or the entire country. Judiciary is also equally significant and comes under the entire gamut of citizen-centric services considered for an effective governance. The successful deployment of ICT has channelized the development of a comprehensive system to help streamline legal processes and enable citizens to access information about cases at Indian courts. This issue of INFORMATICS brings to you an informative Cover Story on NIC’s eCourts Services. Knowledge upgradation and enhancement are integral to individual as well as organizational growth. Engaged in the preparation and execution of various projects for the Government of India, NIC remains at the forefront of acquainting its Officers with novel methodologies to evolve with emerging scenarios. The Spotlight section of this issue features a story on workshop on Software Project Execution Approach organized for Senior Officers at the NIC Headquarters. NIC e-Governance projects in the State of Madhya Pradesh have been focused in From the States section. District Informatics section highlights ICT advancements in Kurukshetra District of Haryana, Vellore District of Tamil Nadu and Koraput District of Odisha. Articles covered in the e-Gov Products & Services section are Integrated Financial Management System, PFMS-Pension (e-PPO) and e-Nirvachan. Appscape details latest Apps introduced for citizens and specific authorities. Accolades, International e-Gov Update and In The News sections also bring to you some interesting reads as always. We constantly strive towards offering a happy reading experience to our readers. Your support in the form of suggestions and feedback will be highly appreciated. Please do write to us.