Lok Sabha Question No. 1767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Minimum Government and Maximum Governance
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, B.N. CHANDRAPPA, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN

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

## (DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1767

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015)

## MINIMUM GOVERNMENT AND MAXIMUMGOVERNANCE

## 1767.   SHRI NALIN KUMARKATEEL:

SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:

SHRI R.K. BHARATIMOHAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTERbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government iscommitted to ensure minimum  Governmentand maximum Governance;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has takenany initiatives to implement the minimumGovernment and maximum Governanceduring the last one year; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  all  the  initiativestaken up by  the  Government till date andthe outcome 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 (d): Yes, Madam. A citizen friendly and accountable administration is the focus of the government.  A series of steps to achieve this goal have been initiated.  These include simplification  of  procedures,  identification  and  repeal  of  obsolete/archaic  laws/rules, identification and shortening of various forms, leveraging  technology to bring in transparency in public interface and a robust public grievance redress system.

Doing  away  with  the  practice  of  submitting  Affidavits  for  small  level  executive jobs  in  the  Government  and  allowing  Self-Certification  of  certificates  is  one  important step in this regard.  This has greatly led to the reduction in time and effort on the part of both the citizen as well as the officials in many Government offices.

Leveraging the power of information technology brings with it the advantage of transparency and speed for the benefit of the citizens.  In this regard the Government has embarked upon a time bound Digital India Plan.  The details of this plan are available on the Website of the Department of Electronics & Information Technology (www.deity.nic.in).    As a part of Digital  India  Plan, the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances has been made the nodal ministry for implementation of eOffice  in  Central  Ministries/Departments.    The  Department  is  regularly  monitoring implementation of the e-Office project.  The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has moved into 100% e-Office platform.

The Central Secretariat Manual of Office (CSMOP) has been revised and the 14 th Edition of the CSMOP was brought in the form of e-Book form on 22 nd May, 2015, which is  available  on  the  website  www.darpg.nic.in.    This  is  a  much  reduced  and  simplified version of the manual in comparison to the earlier editions.  A number of redundant and repetitive literatures and words have been removed.

The  Government  of  India  has  also  taken  a  number  of  initiatives  for  improving 'Ease of Doing Business'. The emphasis has been on simplification and rationalization of the existing  rules  and introduction  of  information  technology  to  make  governance  more efficient and effective.

One of the focus areas of Government is to reduce the decision making layers to the minimum while allowing for faster means of information sharing/dissemination. The Government  has  launched  a  website  mygov@nic.in  and  india.gov.in  for  this  purpose. This is a citizen centric platform to empower people to connect with the Government and contribute towards good governance.  Suggestions are also received on the PMO website. It  also  seeks  expert  advice  from  the  people,  thoughts  and  ideas  on  various  topics  that concern India.  Citizens can join the discussion to share, debate and add value.

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