I am extremely delighted to know that Informatics, the e-Governance magazine published by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) is completing 25 years of publication with this Issue.
Information Technology (IT) has played the role of a catalyst in propelling India to leapfrog ahead in the 21st century. As the transformative and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi transfuses with the exuberant and skilled workforce of our society, the nation is marching ahead on the path of creating a Digital India in the truest sense.
Digital India Program, the marquee initiative of the Government of India, aims at imparting effective and efficient digital delivery of public services to citizens at their doorstep. Under this program, several landmark initiatives such as Aadhaar, MyGov, DigiLocker, eSign, e-Hospital, Jeevan Praman etc. have been undertaken with an objective to transform our nation into a digital economy and an inclusive knowledge society.
Since its inception in the year 1976, National Informatics Centre has been instrumental in transforming the landscape of e-Governance in the country. As the prime builder of e-Governance applications across the 36 State Governments and over 650 Districts in the country, it will not be an overstatement to consider NIC as the backbone of the Digital India program.
I hope that the Informatics magazine continues to highlight the hard work put in by the organization to develop and implement outstanding initiatives in delivering e-Governance to the citizens across the nation.
My best wishes for the future.