Punjab National Bank has signed an agreement for information utility with National e-Governance Services Limited.
- The objective of the agreement is to augment the information infrastructure in India.
- The agreement will enable storing of financial information that will help substantiate defaults and verify claims.
- This will, in turn, facilitate resolution in the National Company Law Tribunal in a time bound manner.
- J.K.Gupta, General Manager, Recovery Division, Head Office of the bank, signed the agreement on behalf of PNB and S. Raghunathan, Executive Director, signed on behalf of NeSL.
About National e-Governance Plan
- The National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) is an initiative of the Government of India to make all government services available to the citizens of India via electronic media.
- NeGP was formulated by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (Deity) and Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).
- The Government approved the National e-Governance Plan, consisting of 27 "Mission Mode Projects" (MMPs) and Ten components, on 18 May 2006.
- It is headquartered in New Delhi and aims to take forward the Digital India initiative of the Modi government.
- Sustained efforts have been made at multiple levels to improve the delivery of public services and simplify the process of accessing them.
- e-Governance in India has steadily evolved from computerization of Government Departments to initiatives that encapsulate the finer points of Governance, such as citizen centricity, service orientation and transparency.
