Telangana set to introduce e-Cabinet system for paperless governance

The Telangana government is preparing to introduce an e-Cabinet system to digitise Cabinet proceedings and reduce paper use. Ministers will access agenda notes electronically through a NIC-supported platform, aligning the State with several others that have adopted paperless governance.

Hyderabad: The Telangana government is poised to follow in the footsteps of Andhra Pradesh and several other States, with preparations underway to introduce an e-Cabinet system for the State Cabinet. The paperless governance system was first launched in Himachal Pradesh, followed by several other States, including Andhra Pradesh.

Sources said Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao recently reviewed the progress of the e-Cabinet project with officials of the General Administration and Information Technology departments. Efforts are underway to make the system ready for the upcoming Cabinet meeting.

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Officials have reportedly decided to procure the latest iPads/tablets for Ministers and others who participate in Cabinet meetings, while the National Informatics Centre (NIC) will provide software support.

The e-Cabinet platform digitises the entire Cabinet decision-making process, enabling Ministers to access, review and approve agenda notes electronically. The move is expected to reduce paper consumption, improve administrative efficiency and accelerate decision-making.

Andhra Pradesh is among the States that have already implemented the NIC-developed e-Cabinet framework, alongside Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, among others. Telangana’s adoption of the system marks a shift towards digital governance and aligns the State with a broader national trend of paperless administration.

Officials said the necessary hardware and software infrastructure is being put in place to ensure a seamless rollout of the system for future Cabinet meetings.