Telangana gets Award of Excellence for adopting emerging technologies for eGovernance

Hyderabad: Telangana was conferred with the Award of Excellence in state category–Emerging Technologies for eGovernance at the 20th Computer Society of India-Special Interest Group (CSI-SIG) eGovernance Awards 2022 held at Delhi Technological University, New Delhi. Also, Telangana’s T-Chits won the ‘Award of Appreciation’ under the project category.

On receiving the award, state IT and industries minister K.T. Rama Rao said, “The award conferred to the state for Excellence in adoption of Emerging Technologies is a recognition of our efforts in leveraging technology to provide efficient and advanced services to our citizens. We have adopted a unique approach to achieving our objectives, we call it the “PPP Approach” – Policies, Partnerships, and Projects. Our approach, which pushes the boundaries of technology adoption in governance, lays a strong foundation for an empowered Telangana where technology is used to serve the common man.”

To achieve Telangana’s goal of becoming a frontrunner in emerging technologies, the ITE&C department has established the emerging technologies (ET) wing, a unique vertical that focuses on promoting the development of an ecosystem and encouraging the government’s adoption of emerging technologies. The wing focuses on developing a conducive ecosystem for the proliferation of technologies and leveraging emerging technologies for social good and enabling good governance by improving citizen service delivery. This award captures the efforts of the wing in using emerging technologies for eGovernance.

The state was also conferred the Award of Appreciation under the project category for the T-Chits Project implemented by the registrations and stamps department. T-Chits is a revolutionary way of administering the registered Chit fund business in the state. Powered by the startup- ChitMonks, it now has integrated more than 38,000 groups handling nearly Rs. 20 billion per year auction turnover.

L. Rama Devi, the director of the emerging technologies wing, along with Rushitha, projects head, ET Wing attended the ceremony to receive the Award of Excellence on behalf of the Government of Telangana. Pavan Adipuram, CEO of Chitmonks, received the Award of Appreciation under the project category.

Jayesh Ranjan, principal secretary, ITE&C and industries, Government of Telangana, said, “The Government of Telangana has consistently taken a leading role in facilitating and promoting the utilisation of cutting-edge technologies across various sectors. A first-of-its-kind dedicated vertical, Emerging Technologies (ET) Wing, was set up way back in 2017 to achieve Telangana’s vision to drive the growth of deep tech in the country. The wing has played a vital role in the integration and implementation of eight emerging technologies, notably AI, Blockchain, Drones and Cloud, etc., within the state. We believe that technology is an enabler that can transform lives.”