Shri Jaipal Reddy, Union Minister for Urban Development has launched the e-Gazette, here today as part of the modern state of art e-governance concept. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Reddy stated that launching of e-Gazette will empower citizens and bona fide users as knowledge is power. People from every nook and corner of the country would be able to access and obtain the Gazette notifications issued by the Government immediately on its uploading on payment of the prescribed price of that notification. The e-Gazette will also help the media, social activists and many users for various other purposes like research, court cases and settlement of legal documents to a great extent, added the Minister.
At present, there are some delays between the date of publication of Ordinary Gazette notifications and its availability for sale. The effort to operationalize e-Gazetting intends to reduce the time lag as well as to facilitate easy accessibility for the bona fide users all over the country without having to undergo tedious travel, etc.
The Department of Publication under the Ministry of Urban Development has developed e-Gazette with the help of NIC and NICSI to maintain Gazette Notifications date-wise, month-wise, part-wise and subject-wise belonging to the Central Government and the Government of NCT of Delhi. It may be added that printed version will continue to remain in vogue while e-Gazette will have its own usefulness.
At present the Department houses all the notifications dating back to year 1962. The total number of gazette notifications now in the record room run to around 61,71,000 approximately. Gazette Notifications prior to 1962 are available in National Archives.
The revenue earnings of the Government through sale of gazette notifications are around Rs.5 crores per annum. The e-Gazette is expected to bring in some more dividends and ensure easy accessibility to the purchaser without their undergoing the rigours of reaching out to the sale counters (which are only a few in the entire country) of the Department of Publication, Ministry of Urban Development reducing the time lag in availability and quality printing. The website is accessible on www.egazette.nic.in.
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