e-States: #20 Meghalaya

Meghalaya, a state in the north-east India, is a beautiful one. Meghalaya means ‘the abode of clouds' in Sanskrit and other Indo-Iranian languages. While the state is trying to catch up with the rest, it is trying to explore growth options under the Govt of India's ‘Look East' policy. On the e-Governance front, the state has been ranked #20 in the DQ-CMR e-Readiness Assessment of Indian States 2013. The state has been able to be part of the top20 e-States. But a lot will depend how the state executes its IT modernization projects and fetches people into the system through citizen-centric initiatives.

Among the large states Meghalaya.has been ranked #8. The state has scored low on many parameters. While it has a moderate literacy rate, it struggles to provide internet access in the state and ranks at #26 on internet penetration parameter. But the state has to go a long way to implement e-Governance initaitives and need to work on the MMPs to bring people closer to the government.

Even though the state has set up CSCs in the state, the number of electronic transaction or availability of other government services remains poor.