Lok Sabha Question No. 3895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Transparency in Administration
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## (DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3895 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019)

## TRANSPARENCY IN ADMINISTRATION

## 3895. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken various measures to utilise technological intervention to bring transparency in the day-to-day administration;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said measures are yielding the desired results in bringing transparency in the system of administration and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has made any assessment of the benefits to people and savings to exchequer by implementing the said measures to bring transparency; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a)  to  (e):  Yes  Sir,  Govt.  of  India  has  implemented  various   measures  bringing  technological intervention to bring transparency in the day to day administration such; such as, implementation of e-Office, e-Leave management system, Employee Information System, Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window ( SPARROW) , Aadhar enabled Biometric Attendance  System  (AEBAS)  ,  Pension  Sanction  and  Payment  tracking  System (Bhavishya) ,  Public  Financial  Management  System  (PFMS) ,  Government  e-Market  (GeM) , Central  Public  Procurement  Portal  (CPPP),  Foreign  Visit  Management  System  (FVMS),  Web Responsive  Pensioner's  Service  for  pensioners  etc.  Various  other  information  related  to departments are available on the websites of the Departments.

1. AEBAS-  Aadhar  Enabled Biometric Attendance enables real time and flawless monitoring of employee attendance thereby ensuring punctuality among employee,
2. e-Office aims to usher in more efficient, effective and transparent inter-government and intra-government  transactions  and  processes.  It  enhances  transparency,  assure  data security and data.
3. GeM:  -  Government  e-Market  (GeM)  provided  rich  listing  products  for  individual categories  of  Goods  Services,  transparent  and  ease  of  buying  and  user-friendly  dash board for buying and monitoring supplies and payment.

4. Currently, approximately 46.4 lakh tenders with estimated value of Rs.66.00 lakh crores are processed through Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP) since inception till 30 th June, 2019. During the month of June, 2019 around 1.12 lakh tenders worth Rs.1.02 lakh crores were processed on CPPP. Apart from this, procurement of more than Rs.18700.00 crore has been taken place through Government e-Marketplace (GeM) till its inception in 2016.
5. The  Web  Responsive  Pensioner's  Service  is  providing  single  point  web  solution  for pensioners  to  obtain  comprehensive  information  relating  to  status  of  the  pensions processing and payment.
6. Foreign  Visit  Management  System  (FVMS)  has  been  operational  for  regulating  and ensuring efficient and effective foreign travel of officers of Government of India from the rank  of  Additional  Secretary  and  above  for  obtaining  the  approval  of  the  Screening Committee of Secretaries. The URL for the system is fvms.gov.in and all the Ministries / Departments are required to submit their proposal online on this website.
7. The  CAG's  Audit  reports  after  they  are  tabled  in  the  Parliament  /  Legislature,  are uploaded on the website of CAG. Information related to the status of pension, GPF and Gazetted Entitlement cases are available on the websites of respective Account General's Office.  This  enables  the  concerned  stakeholders  and  other  visitors  to  view  information relating to audit and accounts activities of the department.

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