National Awards for e-Governance
To recognize and promote excellence in implementation of e-Governance initiatives, DAR&PG presents National Awards every year. The Awards are presented generally during an event of two-days, viz. the National Conference on e-Governance. These Awards are being given since 2003.
All Central Ministries/Departments, State/UT Governments, Districts, Local Bodies, Central & State Government Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Academic/Research Institutions (Government and Non –Government) are eligible to apply for these awards.
NAeG 2022-23
This year, the categories under the Award Scheme of the National Awards for e-Governance 2022-23 have been revised. The 5 award categories are :
1. Government Process Reengineering for Digital Transformation
- Central level initiatives
- State/UT level initiatives
2. Application of Emerging Technologies for providing Citizen Centric Services
- Central level initiatives
- State/UT level initiatives
3. District level initiative in eGovernance
- Districts and Local Bodies
4. Research on Citizen Centric Services by Academic/Research Institutions
- Academic/ Research Institutions (Government and Non-Government)
5. Application of Emerging Technologies in Governance by Startups
- Startups as defined by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Government of India via Gazette Notification dated 19.02.2019
( https://dpiit.gov.in/sites/default/files/notification_Definition_StartupIndia_06July2021.pdf )