The Chhattisgarh Government has given legal character to the electronic governance in the State.The information technology department of the State has issued six notifications for the regulation of e-governance of the State, in which digital signature, internet and e-mail policies are most important.
Secretary, Information Technology department, Aman Kumar Singh here on Saturday said that through these notifications e-governance has been legally implemented in the State. Chhattisgarh is the third state in the country that has implemented this rule, he added.He said, Chhattisgarh had implemented electronic regimentation rule for the first time in the country, based on that many other States have also implemented this rule.
Singh said that under the digital signature usage policy, the department would collect smart card or USB token for authorized officers and employees. This could be received for consultants and contract workers also.
The department would also set the work area of the officers and employees concerned, in which they could use digital signature. This signature would be issued in the name of the person and would not be transferable.
In case of suspension, retirement, resignation or dismissal from services the person concerned should immediately return the digital signature. Responsibility has been given to the employee concerned to maintain confidentiality of the digital signature, he said.
He said that under the internet and e-mail policy of the state, the department has authorized officers, employees, consultants and contract workers internet access through departmental computers. This rule is applicable for laptop, mobile and equipment like Wi-Fi, Wi-Max etc also. Audit and enquiry would be done on a regular basis, whether the activities being done on the internet were authorized or not, he added.
The department has to provide the internet facility along with firewall proxy server. Singh said that the download or upload restriction policy would be applicable on all internet gateway. Only approved software should be used on the departmental computers, server and laptop,he added. According to the e-mail policy of the state, use of public e-mail system such as yahoo, gmail, rediffmail etc would be restricted for official correspondence. The department will provide e-mail facility only for official purposes.
Singh said that these notifications have been issued under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 of the state, in which e-governance infrastructures, working system and human resources have been brought under regulation.