Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa has said that government servants will be able to communicate speedily through use of State E-Mail Service. Data will be safe and confidential. The Chief Secretary said that Madhya Pradesh is the first State to implement E-Mail Policy.
DeSa was addressing a workshop of competent and nodal officers of all departments for State E-Mail Service during Digital India Week here on Saturday. Secretary to CM and Science and Technology Hari Ranjan Rao was also present.
Rao informed that process of e-Sign will also start soon. In it, concerning person’s Aadhar Number and registered mobile number will be needed. Mobile number will be most crucial since password and other significant information will be exchanged through it.
As per the policy, every government servant will generate e-mail ID in accordance with designation on mp.gov.in. Facility of digital signature has also been given in it. Service of e-mail ID will be provided free of cost to government servants and on nominal fee to corporations and institutions.
It was informed at the workshop that this service will be given to 6 to 7 lakh government servants. A target has been set to activate one lakh accounts in first 6 months. Personal account will be valid lifelong. Through it, government servants will also get information about pension and other service related information. They can apply for leave etc. through it. Income Tax Form 16 will also be made available to them on e-mail.
Through a presentation, information about salient features of State E-Mail Policy, designation-based e-mail account, purposes of use, departmental orders etc were given at the workshop.
While informing about State E-Mail Policy through presentation, CEO of MAP-IT M Selvendran, OSD Kamal Jain, officers of NIC Mayank Nagar and Rakesh Jain also gave replies to questions of participants. They informed that FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) menu is also being made available.
Phone of help desk can be contacted to obtain further information about starting and operating e-mail. The help desk will solve user’s problem within prescribed time-limit. If problem cannot be solved within prescribed time-limit the help desk will inform NIC’s nodal officer about it.
A portal has also been evolved for State E-Mail Service. Its URl is www.mail.mp.gov.in. E-mail can be sent on emailmp@mp.gov.in for information of bulk e-mail ID from nodal officer of MAP-IT.
It is noteworthy that State E-Mail Policy implemented in Madhya Pradesh has been endorsed at a meeting of the state cabinet. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had launched State E-Mail Service in April last.