CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Friday unveiled two initiatives by the Information Technology (IT) department to strengthen governance and help the economy grow. He launched 'e-munnetram' (e-progress) to monitor progress of various projects undertaken by the Tamil Nadu government and 'IT Nanban' (IT-friend), an interactive platform for IT/ITeS industry in the state to be aware of various government tenders that are floated for procuring services of the industry.
A statement from the state government said a high-level committee, headed by the chief secretary, would periodically monitor the progress of about 200 major infrastructure projects that together cost more than 1 lakh crore.
TNeGA (Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency) has developed the portal 'e-Munnetram' for reviewing the progress of all major infrastructure projects of Tamil Nadu. The portal would capture key details of a project including date of agreement, estimated cost, when project begins and the progress on financial and physical parameters on a monthly basis. It allows heads of departments to update progress periodically, flag critical issues and causes for delay.
The exports from IT/ITeS sector in Tamil Nadu has been growing at 10% YoY (Year-over-Year).
