Jammu and Kashmir becomes the first Indian Union Territory to completely shift to e-governance mode

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Jammu and Kashmir has become the first Union Territory of India to go completely digital.

• Presently all government and administrative services in Jammu and Kashmir are being provided digitally only.

• Jammu and Kashmir is also emerging as a model of digital government in the country with a transparent and accountable governance system.

• Purpose of Line to Online

• The main objective of making government services online is to make people online.

• Through this, citizens can avail government services digitally without going to government office.

• With the digitization of government offices, now government offices will be in the pocket of the citizens. With this, citizens can take advantage of any government service anywhere and anytime without going to any office.

• Jammu and Kashmir

• Jammu and Kashmir was a state of India till August 2019, which was bifurcated on 31 August 2019 to form two union territories named Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

• Capital- Srinagar (May–October), Jammu (November–April)

• Lieutenant Governor - Manoj Sinha

• Legislative Council - 36 seats

• Legislative Assembly - 89 seats