State PCS - Uttarakhand (UKPSC)

• 22 Feb 2025

National eVidhan Application

Why in News? 

The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly has adopted the National eVidhan Application (NeVA) and transformed into a Digital House. 

 Key Points 

• Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Speaker Ritu Khanduri inaugurated the National eVidhan Application (NeVA) in the Uttarakhand Assembly.  
• The Governor Gurmit Singh also attended the event. 
• About National eVidhan Application: 
  • Under the Digital India initiative, the Government of India has launched the centrally sponsored 'National e-Vidhan Application' scheme to transition all Legislative Assemblies of the country to a paperless format and unify them on a single platform. 
  • The scheme implementation costs will be shared with 60% funded by the Government of India and 40% by the state governments. 

 Digital India Programme 

• The Digital India program, launched in 2015, aims to transform India into a digitally empowered society and a knowledge-based economy. 
• Its key objectives include strengthening digital infrastructure, delivering services digitally, and promoting digital financial inclusion.