Jharkhand bags potential e-governance state award
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 20:30 IST
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Ranchi: Jharkhand, celebrating its sixth anniversary this week, has been chosen for the "best potential e-governance state award" by an organization of IT professionals. The Computer Society of India (CSI), the largest society of tech professionals in the country, had short-listed seven states for the award including Karnataka, Uttaranchal, Delhi, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh and Himanchal Pradesh. Jharkhand IT Department director Sunil Barnawal said it was great news for the state. Jharkhand is the first state in the country to have connected all government departments through an IT network for e-governance. The state was carved out of Bihar Nov 15, 2000.
Source: IANS
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