Government issues guidelines to improve e-Office implementation in Central Secretariat
The Government issued guidelines on 20 January 2025 to improve e-Office implementation in the Central Secretariat, covering delayering orders, VPN reviews, the Knowledge Management System and e-Office analytics.
Summary
The Government issued guidelines, announced on 20 January 2025, for improving the implementation of e-Office in the Central Secretariat. Ministries and departments are to display standing orders on delayering and channels of submission on their e-Office dashboards, review VPN usage to close idle accounts, follow the Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure for creating files, and use the Knowledge Management System (KMS) to manage office memoranda, circulars and orders. The e-Office Analytics dashboard is to be streamlined to identify file pendency at each level, time delays and subject-specific pendency, including time taken for statutory clearances.
Key facts
- Announced
- 20 January 2025
- Applies to
- Central Secretariat ministries and departments
- Dashboards
- Display delayering / channel-of-submission orders
- VPN
- Review usage, close idle accounts
- Files
- Follow Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure
- KMS
- Manage OMs, circulars, orders
- Analytics
- Pendency by level, delays, subject-wise including statutory clearances
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Under the e-Office guidelines issued in January 2025, which system are ministries to use for managing office memoranda, circulars and orders?
Show answer
Correct answer: A — Knowledge Management System
PIB 2094588: ministries are to use the Knowledge Management System (KMS) for managing OMs, circulars and orders.