Overview

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.

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Award Category 2025

This year, the categories under the Award Scheme of the National Awards for e-Governance 2022-23 have been revised. The 6 award categories are :

1. Government Process Re-engineering by use of technology for Digital Transformation

  • Central Ministries / Departments
  • State / UT Governments

2. Innovation by Use of AI and other new age technologies for Citizen- Centric Services

  • Central Ministries / Departments
  • State / UT Governments
  • Academic,Research & Development Organizations
  • Startups as defined by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Government of India via Gazette Notification dated 19.02.2019 PDF

3. Best e-Gov Practices/Innovation in Cyber Security

  • Central Ministries / Departments
  • State / UT Governments
  • Startups as defined by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Government of India via Gazette Notification dated 19.02.2019 PDF

4. Grassroot Level Initiatives for Deepening / Widening of Service Delivery

  • Districts, ULBs, Gram Panchayats or equivalent Traditional Local Bodies

5. Replication And Scaling Up of Successful National Awarded Projects like NAeG, Prime Minister Awards in Excellence, Awards conferred by other Central Ministries by State/UT/District

  • State/UT level initiatives
  • District and Local Bodies

6. Digital transformation by use of data analytics in digital platforms by Central Ministries / States/UTs

  • Central Ministries / Departments
  • State / UT Governments