What is E Sampark?
E Sampark is a platform / mechanism to connect the government directly with citizens across India through informational and public services messages, running mailer, outbound dialing and SMS campaigns. It is a part of the Digital India programme of the incumbent government and augments the National e-governance plan. The portal was launched in May 2016 by the then Telecom Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad.
What is the Objective of E Sampark?
This multi-faceted platform seeks to establish a proactive, seamless communication channel between the government and the citizens.
What are the features of E Sampark?
- The platform allows for sending informational and public service messages in the form of mailers, SMSs and outbound dialing to citizens, elected representatives and government employees through customised user lists.
- It also has an extensive, periodically updated database of elected representatives along with government officials.
- The platform also displays information regarding the nodal officers of different campaigns.
- Individual users can subscribe to the platform.
What are the benefits of E Sampark?
- Individual users can access an extensive structured database of government officials (of both Central and State governments) for sending official information.
- Individual users can get information, alerts, draft policies etc. improving the efficiency of the communication.
- Quick information dissemination of existent or proposed policy/decision/ schemes of the Government.
- It provides the users, a ‘multi-service’, ‘single-window’ experience, apart from eradicating the undue harassment met by the citizens due to lack of transparency.
- It also reduces the time cost involved and there is a lesser turnaround time.
- It promotes digitization of essential government services.
- Increased awareness among the citizens.
