A major change has been made in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Maharashtra has become the sixth state in the country to introduce the e-cabinet system.
An important meeting of the Maharashtra Cabinet was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Many major decisions were taken in it. It was important that papers were not used in the cabinet meeting. Smart tablets were used in the meeting with the aim of reducing paper consumption and making government work more transparent and efficient in the interest of the environment. After Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura, Maharashtra has become the sixth state to launch the e-cabinet system.
The Mahayuti government led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, which came into existence after the historic victory in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024, is giving special emphasis on transparency. Chief Minister Fadnavis is taking several steps to save the government from the stigma of corruption. The decision of e-cabinet is being said to be an important step taken in this direction. It was announced in the cabinet meeting held in January soon after the formation of the government.
Let us tell you that for the cabinet meeting held on Tuesday, smart tablets have been provided to all the ministers by the government. The issue of the cabinet meeting will be uploaded on a special site in the ministers’ tablets a day before and the decisions discussed in the meeting will also be uploaded in it.
E-Cabinet has many benefits
An official said that the government aims to make government functioning more transparent and environmentally sustainable, calling e-Cabinet a green initiative. The e-Cabinet system will communicate cabinet decisions to citizens through a dedicated portal. The government is adopting the digital initiative after emphasising on the use of technology to expedite administrative processes and ensure citizens are informed about cabinet decisions on time.
The fully digital system will streamline the process of submitting proposals online, discussing them during cabinet meetings, recording final decisions and maintaining related documentation. This will secure records of meetings and make it easier to retrieve references or past decisions. The e-Cabinet system digitises cabinet activities and promotes paperless processes by enabling smart governance using technology.
