E-governance in India: Dream or reality

Abstract

India is moving towards achieving e-governance. E-governance can be attained in four steps: Information or cataloguing, Transaction, Integration both vertical & horizontal. India has already achieved the first and the second stage of e-governance. And presently the country is at the verge of attaining the third stage, and moving towards the fourth or final stage that is horizontal integration, which is most challenging. Still there are number of issues untouched. Geographical, social, & economical disparities are the biggest barriers for fully fledged e-governance. Illiteracy, lack of infrastructure, security and privacy of personal and financial data are another constraint. The paper discusses the position of India in e-governance environment and issues and challenges ahead