Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate e-governance conference in Nagpur

NEW DELHI: Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Jitendra Singh will inaugurate a two-day conference on e-governance in Nagpur beginning Thursday.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will present the national e-governance awards on January 22.

The conference will have six plenary sessions on topics such as Governance with Accountability Transparency and Innovation (GATI) for citizen-centric services, financial inclusion- Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile (JAM) and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), urban governance in smart cities, among others.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, and Shipping Nitin Gadkari will be the chief guest at the inaugural function. Union Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh will be the guest of honour, a press release issued today by the government said.

Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) Devendra Chaudhry will also address the inaugural session.