The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Chairman M. Ajit Kumar launched the ‘e-Office’ application in over 500 Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) and customs offices across India, on 15th June at New Delhi. The e-Office is a Mission Mode Project(MMP) under the e-Governance of India.
e-Office has been developed by the National Informatics Center(NIC), and supported by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).
Objective:
E-Office aims to improve governance by automating the internal processes of handling files and taking decisions within Government.
‘e-office’:
i.Its main module, e-File, enables on-line file related work, operating a file, preparing draft letters, its approval/ signature and dispatch of the signed letter.
ii.An inbuilt monitoring mechanism would identify where the files are held up enabling quick disposal and fastener decision making & it also ensures enhanced security as no file or document can be altered or destroyed or backdated.
Highlights:
i.CBIC has become one of the largest Government departments, to automate its internal office procedures because over 50000 officers and staff will use this application .
ii.It will provide a ‘Faceless, Contactless and Paperless’ indirect Tax administration.
About CBIC:
Chairman- M. Ajit Kumar
Headquarter- New Delhi
About NIC:
Director General- Neeta Verma
Headquarter- New Delhi
