TEAM HERALD
PORVORIM: Reiterating that public administration holds a place of significance in the lives of citizens, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has asked heads of administrative sections to ensure transparent, efficient and better service to the people at all times.
Parsekar was speaking after launching the Goa Excise Management System and E-Challan and Payment Gateway at the Secretariat at Porvorim in the presence of Chief Secretary Keval Sharma and other dignitaries.
“For almost all their needs, the citizens depend on public administration. In view of this, the administration of the State government needs to be transparent and efficient and people at the helm of affairs of administration should endeavour to provide better services to the people at all the times,” stated Parsekar.
Parsekar said the two applications launched will save considerable time of the people and reduce paperwork substantially. “The government staff should generate a feeling in the minds of the people that whenever they approach any government department for any work, their work will be done swiftly and honestly,” he said.
“E-governance is the only solution to provide transparent and efficient administration to the people,” added Parsekar.
Chief Secretary Keval Sharma said the State government is in the process of strengthening information technology to provide better services to the people and to reduce paperwork. “My office is monitoring these activities constantly. Goa was the first state to achieve the target of Jan Dhana Yojana,” said Sharma.
Michael D’Souza, additional secretary (Finance), said the E-Challan payment gateway application would reduce frequent visits by people to government offices and banks, as citizens would be able to make payments from home.
“This portal is integrated with the State Bank of India payment gateway to offer multiple payment options like internet banking, debit card, credit card payments. The government will also get the information in regard to
revenue collected daily,” D’Souza said.
