The North East has became an important engine for India's growth under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in Guwahati today.<br />''<br />''Addressing the Inaugural Session of the Regional Conference on the theme "e- Governance", Mr. Singh said that every sector saw the development in the entire North Eastern region due to emphasis of our Prime Minister and this Region is being cited as an example for development model.<br />''<br />''The Minister opined, Prime Minister has done a massive outreach for development of this region and the entire supplementation of India's future economy is going to happen from this region only.<br />''<br />''The Union Minister said that e-governance has changed the system of government, it is transparent, fast and people friendly. He added that all the states of North East has adopted the E-governance and it is a good sign for our country.<br />''<br />''Speaking at the programme as the Chief Guest, Governor of Assam, Gulab Chand Kataria said that e-governance has improved the government administration and it helped public immensely as it is providing better facilities in a transparent and time bound manner. He further said that E Governance is an inseparable part of our Digital India mission and it is helping public to cross the barriers for getting the government benefits.<br />''<br />''The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), in collaboration with Government of Assam involving eight North Eastern states and four states of Eastern region, is organizing the two-day Conference. This is the 26th Regional Conference convened by DARPG during the period 2014-2024. The Conference showcased all Award-Winning nominations across India under the National e-Governance Awards Scheme, 2023.<br />''<br />''The main objective of the Conference is to bring national and state level public administration organizations on the same platform, to share experiences in innovations in public administration, transforming future public solution for improving quality of life, good governance, e-Governance, Digital Governance, etc.<br />''<br />''During the session, a booklet on the Journey of 25 Regional Conferences and e-journal MGMG (July – Dec, 2023 edition) on e-Governance Initiatives was also released along with screening of a film on e-Governance Awarded initiatives 2023. <br />