National Conference on e-Governance Reforms opens at Dharamshala
16 October 2026
A two-day National Conference on e-Governance Reforms began at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, with Himachal Pradesh as host. Day one carried the focus 'Digital Innovation, Emerging Technologies and Citizen-Centric Governance'. The inaugural session was addressed by DARPG Secretary Smt. Nivedita Shukla Verma, Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Shri Kamlesh Kumar Pant and Chief Minister Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Shri Puneet Yadav, Additional Secretary, DARPG, gave the vote of thanks. Himachal Pradesh presented five state initiatives: Him Parivar, Sukhashraya, Vidya Samiksha Kendra, Green Himachal and the Rajiv Gandhi Van Samvardhan Yojna. Initiatives recognised under the National Awards for e-Governance and the Prime Minister's Awards were also presented, among them AgriStack, e-Jagriti, the AI-enabled Clinical Decision Support System of e-Sanjeevani, the Multi Hazard Early Warning Decision Support System, iGOT Karmayogi, eAarogya Dhamni, the District Court Case Management System, ICMR-MINDS, the India Hypertension Control Initiative and Digi Yatra.
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DARPG Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances — The nodal department for administrative reform, public grievance redress and the National Awards for e-Governance.