Governor launches e-office system in Raj Bhavan

Hyderabad, Oct 2: Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan has launched the e-office file mamagment system in the Raj Bhavan on the occasion coinciding with the Gandhi Jayanti.

She said that the e-office will herald paperless and environment-friendly administration in the Raj Bhavan, which she said would work as a ‘digital bridge’ as well as ‘connecting platform’ between the people and the government.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan said the digital functioning and e-office mode have assumed greater importance in the modern era and more so in the Covid-19 pandemic time, where the physical distance and paperless administration have become a new  norm.

The Governor stated that the e-office will enable the Raj Bhavan to attend to grievances in a faster manner and will help faster grievance redressal from the departments concerned.

Later responding to queries by journalists, the Governor said that she welcomed the agriculture legislations enacted by the central government as she found them to be farmer-friendly.

The new agrarian reforms ushered in through the legislations will definitely empower the farmers by giving them greater freedom to sell their produce for better prices wherever they get, while reducing the role of exploitative middlemen.

She said that though she is a medical professional, she has got a special interest in the subject of agriculture as it is the livelihood for majority of the people in the country.

“I chose to be in the agriculture sub-group of Governors when I was participating in the Governors Conference in New Delhi because of my keen interest in the subject. I found the recent legislations are steps in right direction in empowering farming community since our independence,” the Governor added.

Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan stated that she never hesitated to appreciate the good things happening in our country and in our State.

“I appreciate the fact that our Telangana State is emerging as the Rice Bowl of India through its bumper paddy production thanks to the improved irrigational facilities and copious rains. Similarly I welcomed the good things like agriculture legislations and the National Education Policy initiated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi,” she added.

Responding to a query, the Governor said that the country has been handling the Covid-19 crisis in a much better way than many advanced countries. Telangana State is now better placed in containing the Covid-19 as the mortality rate is declining and recovery rate is increasing. We are doing much better than many other states. Telangana handled the peak situation in a commendable way. I salute all the frontline warriors for the better handling of Covid-19 situation in the country and our State.

Expressing concern over the digital divide, the Governor said that everybody must get equal access to the digital learning facilities. We need to come up with ideas like providing gadgets to groups to facilitate the online learning in remote and tribal areas too. Nobody should be left out of the digital learning process. I was pained to learn of a dejected girl committing suicide as her parents could not afford a smart phone for her to continue her education online. We must ensure a level playing field.

Referring to the Gandhian thoughts, she said that Gandhi’s ideals for self-reliance and hunger-free nation inspire her a lot and added that she imbibed the Gandhian thought and ideals from her father who is a true Gandhian.

Responding to a query, Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan said that she is working on her Telugu and added she is  striving for the fluency and speeches in full flow in Telugu so as to effectively communicate her ideas and thoughts with people of Telangana.

The Governor called for increased inter-State tourism between the Telagana and Tamil Nadu as the two States are endowed with rich historical and heritage temples and other tourist attractions.

Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan stated that she would give special focus for the tribal welfare and development of tribal areas, infrastructure improvement,  strengthening of government hospitals and for the promotion of academic excellence in our State universities.

The Governor appreciated the services of the NIC and I.T.Department in digitizing and setting up of the e-office software and training in Raj Bhavan.

Secretary to Governor K. Surendra Mohan gave the welcome address detailing the e-office initiatives and training to the staff and explained it’s functioning in the Raj Bhavan.