Data Grid (NJDG) has
brought transparency to the
country’s justice delivery system. Tracking pending litigation at the district level has
also opened judicial matters to the general public,
researchers, academicians,
and society at large.a NJDG
also serves as a decision support system to authorities
like the Supreme Court, high
courts, the central government, and state government
to monitor pendency on
varied attributes for effective
decision making.
Conclusion
NIC is the IT arm and an
integral part of the Indian
government. This single
organization consults and
interacts with government
institutions at all tiers, from
the central to panchayat (vil-
lage) level. In addition, NIC
has also set up nationwide
infrastructure that is lever-
aged by all these institutions
in their internal function-
ing as well as the delivery of
services. This structure is
unique in the world and has
accelerated the adoption of
new technologies by govern-
ment at all levels. The ready
a http://njdg.ecourts.gov.in
availability of infrastructure
like a government network,
datacenters, the cloud, and
mail has fast-tracked imple-
mentation of various ini-
tiatives under the Digital
India program. Cybersecu-
rity of these infrastructure
systems is also managed
by NIC, making it versatile
and unique.
NIC can be considered
the prime builder of e-government applications and
services as well as a promoter
of digital opportunities for
sustainable development. Use
of open source technologies
and open standards is at the
core of many of the projects
implemented by NIC. This
has reduced the reliance
on proprietary software
and enhanced interoperability. These governance
and citizen-centric products
have proved a great impetus
to citizen empowerment and
resulted in a vast transformation in the delivery of government services, wider transparency, decentralized planning
and management, and better
efficiency and accountability
to the people of India.
NIC’s role in e-gover-
nance initiatives is leading
to a truly Digital India and
ensuring effective citizen-
centric governance. The
imprints of NIC can be
seen in almost every sector
of the government such as
health, education, trans-
port, agriculture, to name
just a few. With several such
nationwide flagship initia-
tives and services, NIC is
spearheading the country’s
growth in the digital realm
and contributing to its inclu-
sive development. There has
been massive savings for the
government in this digital
transformation and direct
financial benefits to citizens.
Citizens are the ultimate
winners, with quicker, trans-
parent delivery of services
and benefits.
Further, with the advent
of Digital India, the huge
amount of data generated
through e-governance initiatives is being used for effective planning and decision
making by the government,
as NIC provides support in
the domain of data quality
assessment and big data
analytics. Keeping pace with
emerging technologies, NIC
has started to incorporate
technologies such as deep
learning, linguistic analysis,
and advanced analytics in its
products and e-governance
applications for greater societal benefits.
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2. Digital India https://digitalindia.gov.in/
3. E-Way bill https://ewaybill.nic.in/
4. Ecourts https://ecourts.gov.in/
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5. National Informatics Centre https://
www.nic.in/
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Neeta Verma is Director General of the
National Informatics Centre in New Delhi,
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Savita Dawar is Deputy Director General
of the National Informatics Centre in New
Delhi, India.
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E-Courts
Video Conferencing
Facility
Kiosks in Court
Complexes
Citizen services on
ecourts.gov.in
Pendency Dashboards
on NJDG
Case Status, Orders,
Cause Lists on portal
SMS Push / Pull
Automated e-Mails
Mobile App
Key
Services
E-Courts Mobile App Key Features
National Judicial Data Grid
Implemented for 10 Years
3000 Court Complexes
More then 18000 Courts
Common Software across
the Country
Open Source Technology
Figure 3. eCourts.
NIC can be considered the
prime builder of e-government
applications and services as
well as a promoter of digital
opportunities for sustainable
development. Use of open source
technologies and open standards
is at the core of many of the
projects implemented by NIC.