The first visit of Smt. Aruna Sundararajan, IAS, to National Informatics Centre (NIC) Headquarters on 5th of September 2016 after taking charge as the new Secretary to Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), marked a special day in the journey of NIC. On the occasion, the Secretary inaugurated the newly renovated Conference Hall of NIC HQ and later addressed the senior officials of NIC. Smt. Aruna Sundararajan, IAS, after taking charge as the new Secretary to MeitY, made her first visit to NIC at New Delhi on 5th of September 2016 which marked a significant day in the journey of NIC. Coinciding with Teacher's Day, the occasion was even more special with the inauguration of newly renovated Conference Hall of NIC HQ. Dr. Ajay Kumar, Additional Secretary to MeitY graced the occasion with his esteemed presence. The Secretary chaired the conference held at the inaugurated hall and was attended by Dr. Ajay Kumar, Smt. Neeta Verma, DG (NIC) and the Group Heads of NIC. Though being a holiday in many of the States, all the State Informatics Officers participated the event through VIDCON, the video conferencing facility of NIC. The conference kicked off with a presentation by the Director General, NIC, Smt. Neeta Verma, which outlined the organization’s vision, mission and major programs for the facilitation of various e-Governance activities of Government. After the presentation, the Secretary addressed NIC officials and highlighted the significance and achievements of NIC in the endeavours of making India a digital super power. She outlined the responsibility of NIC in realizing its vision and determination to face the challenges in order to achieve sustained success. Smt. Aruna Sundararajan spoke in detail on how the country is changing rapidly with the time in terms of its aspirations and highlighted the need to strive for fulfilling those aspirations. Later she invited comments from the participating officers for discussions. The Secretary’s visit was an enriching experience to NIC officials to put their best foot forward for excellence and would forever be a memorable one in the journey of NIC.