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Rajasthan: E-Governance Initiatives

Paper III · Unit 1 Section 12 of 12 0 PYQs 23 min

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Glossary Terms

Term (EN) Definition Exam Relevance
E-Governance Use of ICT by government for service delivery, transparency, and participation Core T106 concept
DOIT&C Rajasthan's Department of Information Technology and Communication — apex e-gov body Institutional head
Jan Aadhaar Rajasthan's family digital identity system (Act 2020); 97%+ coverage State DBT backbone
Jan Aadhaar Number (JAN) 10-digit unique family identifier Identity number
e-Mitra Rajasthan's kiosk-based citizen service delivery network; 75,000+ points Service delivery
G2C Services Government-to-Citizen digital services (certificates, scheme applications) e-Mitra context
Jan Soochna Portal Proactive government data disclosure platform; 100+ schemes Transparency innovation
Proactive disclosure Publishing information without citizen request — Section 4 of RTI Jan Soochna model
RSWAN Rajasthan State Wide Area Network connecting all government offices IT infrastructure
State Data Centre Centralized government computing infrastructure in Jaipur Hosting infrastructure
SSO Portal Single Sign-On portal providing one login for 300+ Rajasthan services Digital convenience
Rajasthan Sampark Integrated grievance helpline (181) for state government services Grievance mechanism
Digital Divide Inequality in access to digital technology between urban-rural, men-women E-governance challenge
e-Dharti Online land records portal for Jamabandi (ownership) and Khasra (plot) access Land records
DILRMP Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme Land digitization
DBT Direct Benefit Transfer — cash/benefit directly to bank account Anti-leakage mechanism
BharatNet National rural broadband programme; optical fibre to Gram Panchayats Rural connectivity