NATIONAL E-VIDHAN APPLICATION PROJECT: UPSC Daily Important Topic| 15 June 2022

NATIONAL E-VIDHAN APPLICATION PROJECT

A delegation of MLAs from Gujarat recently visited the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, to learn about the novel e-Vidhan system for paperless proceedings that has been recently adopted by the UP state assembly.

□ ABOUT :-

◇ It is a Mission Mode Project (MMP) under the Digital India Programme.

◇ The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) is the ‘Nodal Ministry’ for its implementation in all the 31 States/UTs with Legislatures.

◇ The funding for e-Vidhan is provided by the MoPA and technical support by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MietY).

◇ The funding of NeVA is through Central Sponsored Schemee. 60:40; and 90:10 for North East & hilly States and 100% for UTs.

 □ Aim of the project:

◇ To bring all the legislatures of the country together, in one platform thereby creating a massive data depository without having the complexity of multiple applications.