In a step towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Digital India, Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Monday said that his government has decided that all the official works will go paperless and have already started working in this direction.
Chief Minister Dr. Saha today launched the ‘Smart Training Center’ and inaugurated the ‘Training on Digital Tripura Initiative’ at IT Bhavan in Agartala.
While addressing the event, Chief Minister Dr Saha said, “I am very glad and thankful to the IT Department who have invited me to come over here. Our government is going to be smart enough. We have a smart city and now a smart training center has been inaugurated by us”.
He further said that under the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Tripura government has decided to go paperless.
“I am very glad that all the work will be paperless in the government of Tripura and in this direction, we are going ahead. By the grace and direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who also wanted to do so accordingly, we are making it paperless”, said Chief Minister.
The CM said that the main motto is to transform the state government into a paperless is to enhance transparency; to track files and their status will be known to all at a time.
“It will increase accountability, quality, and speed of decision making is easier to monitor. It will also assure data security and provide a platform for reinventing the government. We are working for E-Office and Digitization and end of this year all the government departments would have come under this training program and it should be implemented in districts, sub-division and the inauguration would be successful”, the CM added.
During the event, Minister of Finance, Planning & Coordination and IT Pranajit Singha Roy, Chief Secretary JK Sinha, Principal Secretary IT Puneet Agarwal and Director of IT Department Dr Naresh Babu were present.
Shashi Tharoor to visit US, Owaisi heads to Saudi Arabia over Pahalgam attack
Senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will head to the US, while the AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi will visit Saudi Arabia to expose Pakistan’s alleged involvement in the Pahalgam attack and to underline India's firm stance against terrorism.
MEA refutes Rahul Gandhi’s claim on Op-Sindoor: 'EAM was misquoted, no prior warning to Pak'
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a statement on Saturday refuting claims that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had asserted India informed Pakistan in advance about Operation Sindoor. The ministry denounced such assertions as a blatant distortion of facts.
Senior IPS officer Anurag appointed new Tripura Police Chief
The Tripura government, on Saturday, appointed Anurag Dhankar, an IPS officer of 1994 batch cadre, as the state's Director General of Police (DGP) replacing Amitabh Ranjan, officials said.
HM Amit Shah hails Operation Sindoor as a turning point in India's security doctrine
Home Minister Amit Shah, on a two-day visit to his home state Gujarat, said on Saturday that Operation Sindoor marked a historic shift in India’s national security response. He emphasised that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decisive leadership, Indian armed forces struck deep into Pakistani territory, dismantling terrorist infrastructure.
India restricts entry of ready-made garments, processed food from Bangladesh
In a significant trade policy shift, India on Saturday restricted the import of ready-made garments (RMG), processed food and other items from Bangladesh to India via land ports, effective immediately.
NE region’s largest dairy unit inaugurated in Tripura to boost milk production
Northeast region’s largest dairy unit was jointly inaugurated in Tripura on Saturday by Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha and Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh.
IT Ministry, Tripura DIT discuss AI’s role in citizen-focused governance framework
Senior government officials have underscored the pivotal role of artificial intelligence (AI) in revolutionising governance paradigms, reiterating AI’s growing relevance in enabling data-driven policymaking, augmenting service delivery mechanisms, and optimising administrative efficiency, IT Ministry said on Saturday.
Tripura Govt to establish three more general degree colleges
To ensure enhanced access to higher education, the BJP led coalition government in Tripura has decided to establish three new general degree colleges.