If N. Chandrababu Naidu, the savvy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, has his way, the entire state, from the city headquarters to the panchayats, will be e-nabled. Quite ambitious really, as Naidu's pet project seeks to automate all official transactions. This is no empty talk. He may be accused of being populist. But when his e-initiative is concerned, Naidu means business.
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Even the government departments are getting into the act. The Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, for instance, has no qualms about the Rs 15 crore it has invested since 1995 in its computerisation efforts. Earlier, it used to take us more than a year to cross-check data. Considering that the department has an annual revenue collection of approximately Rs 7,000 crore, it is no mean achievement. The transport department is also trying its hand at e-administration.