State of ICT Enabled e-Governance Landscape of India for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) enables electronic Governance (e-Governance). e-Governance is all about providing reliable and efficient online services to the citizens in a secure manner. e-Governance is currently being utilized by many developing countries to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 SDGs are mirrored substantially in India's development plans and priorities through National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog). NITI Aayog has mapped the goals and targets to various nodal ministries through flagship programmes. Government of India has launched several ambitious missions to accomplish all the targets of SDGs. During the course of launching these missions and schemes, numerous ICT tools have been development and deployed, which has helped to significantly enhance the efficiency of Government programmes. This paper presents the results of survey data which illustrates the state of ICT enabled landscape belonging to fifty three ministries via 431 web sites, 106 mobile applications, and 57 Geo-portals. Major schemes/mission projects implemented by various ministries were also depicted along with their responsibilities for achieving the targets of SDGs in India.