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E-Governance is the application of information and communication technology (ICT) for providing government services, exchange of information, transactions, integration of previously existing services and information portals.Hence e-Governance is basically a move towards SMART governance implying: simple, moral, accountable, responsive and transparent governance.The “e” in e-Governance stands for ‘electronic’. E-Governance originated in India during the 1970s with a focus on in-house government applications in the areas of defence, economic monitoring, planning and deployment of ICT to manage data intensive functions related to elections, census, tax administration etc.Development of any country can be judge by the scope of E – Governance in that country. E – Governance can eradicate poverty, reduces inequality and safety basic human needs. In India literacy level below poverty line and people are not even aware about the benefits of E – Governance.E-governance involves new styles of leadership, ways of debating and deciding policy and investment, ways of accessing education, ways of listening to citizens, and ways of organising and delivering information and service. E-governance is a conceptually wider connotation than e-Government though most of the times they are used assynonym only. E-Government is the modernization of processes & function of Government using the tools of ICT so as to transform the way it serves its constituents. E-governance on the other hand goes beyond the service delivery aspects and is seen as a decisional process. It is about the use of ICTs in the system of governance i.e. using ICT to involve multi-stockholders in decision making and in making governments more open & accountable.