As stated under the Hon'ble Prime Minister's 15 important initiatives announced on Independence Day 2002, Government intends to implement

a comprehensive programme to accelerate e-Governance at all levels of the Government to improve efficiency, transparency and accountability at the Government-Citizen interface. The NeGP was presented to the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 6th November, 2003. The Plan has been approved in-principle and endorsement has been given to the overall program content, implementation approach and Governance structures. The Government approved the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), comprising of 27 Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) and 10 components, on May 18, 2006 NeGP Vision The NeGP aims at improving delivery of Government services to citizens and businesses with the following vision: "Make all Government services accessible to the common man in his locality, through common service delivery outlets and ensure efficiency, transparency and reliability of such services at affordable costs to realise the basic needs of the common man." The Framework for e-Governance The E-Governance framework would include Back-ends (databases of the different government agencies, service providers, state governments etc.), Middleware and the Front-end delivery channels (home PCs, mobile phones, kiosks, integrated citizen service centers etc.) for citizens and businesses. The Middleware comprises of communication and security infrastructure, gateways and integrated services facilitating integration of inter-departmental services. National e-Governance Strategy Centralized initiative, Decentralized implementation Identify services to be targeted Prioritize services (Mission), identify measurable service goals (Outcomes) Identify, appoint and empower mission leaders Create mechanism for effective Private Sector participation Put in place a common infrastructure, policies, standards and framework. Service delivery through Common Service Centres Think Big, Start Small and Scale Fast All services supported by 3 infrastructure pillars to facilitate web enabled Anytime, Anywhere access 1. Connectivity: State Wide Area Networks (SWANs)/NICNET 2. National Data Bank/State Data Centres (SDCs) 3. Common Service Centres (CSCs) primary mode of delivery