Panel Discussion on ‘Government Sector’s Digital Evolution: Navigating Challenges and Embracing Opportunities’

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Panelists in this video:
+ Pratap Singh, Principal Commissioner Income Tax, Government of India
+ Vivek Bhimanwar, Transport Commissioner, Maharashtra
+ Anu Kumari, Director, KSITM, Department of Information Technology, Kerala
+ Shubham Gupta, CEO, Zila Parishad, Dhule, Maharashtra
+ Anil Kumar Tentu, CEO, AP Innovation Society, Department of IT, Andhra Pradesh
+ Diya Chamaria, Head, Sales, Google Cloud
+ Sanjeev Sharma, GM- Government. & BFSI Key Accounts, Schneider Electric
+ Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer, The Indian Express Group (Moderator)

Key Highlights:

[1] Pratap Singh, Principal Commissioner – Income Tax, Gurugram:
+ Today, almost all the income tax processes ranging from filing to returns to grievance redressal, are digital. The development has enabled us to reach to the grassroots level. The rising number of tax filings is evidence to the growth that technology has helped us achieve.

[2] Vivek Bhimanwar, Transport Commissioner, Maharashtra:
+ Considering the number of police personnel against the number of vehicles and the length of roads in the state, it’s practically impossible to keep a track of compliance. Therefore, we have deployed the Integrated Traffic Management System which automates the monitoring of vehicle movement and helps us in effective traffic management.

[3] Anil Kumar Tentu, CEO, AP Innovation Society, Department of IT, Andhra Pradesh:
+ We are working with 44 incubators of which 4 have been built in-house. Also, we are planning to come up with entrepreneurship innovation startup cells.

[4] Sanjeev Sharma, GM Govt & BFSI Key Accounts, Schneider Electric:
+ The solutions that we provide are modular and future-ready. So these can scaled up based on business requirements.

[5] KPS Pavan Kumar, Special Secretary, IT, Assam:
+ In Assam there are around 375 citizen services that are notified under the Right to Public Services (RTPS) Act are offered online through our platform SevaSetu. For people residing on islands on the Brahmaputra river, we are planning to launch smart boat kiosks.