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.

References

1. DB T https://dbtbharat.gov.in/

2. Digital India https://digitalindia.gov.in/ 3. E-Way bill https://ewaybill.nic.in/

4. Ecourts https://ecourts.gov.in/ ecourts_home/

5. National Informatics Centre https:// www.nic.in/

6. PFMS https://pfms.nic.in/ NewDefaultHome.aspx

7. Sengupta, D.and Shastri, N. Digital Payments through PFMS—Facilitating digital inclusion and accelerating transformation to a ‘Digital Economy.’ In Proceedings of the 12th Intern.

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8. Unique Identification Authority of India; https://uidai.gov.in/

 

Neeta Verma is Director General of the National Informatics Centre in New Delhi, India.

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.