About The Summit

Elets Technomedia, along-with Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Department as 'Host Partner' is delighted to announce 'Elets National Rural eGovernance Summit 2023' on 15 March 2023 at The Lalit Ashok Bangalore.

This one day conference will provide a discourse on building a resilient and vibrant rural ecosystem in today's digital age. It will also serve as a knowledge sharing platform for key stakeholders on several ground breaking initiatives and best practices from across the country for rural empowerment and last mile inclusion.

The summit will see participation of policy-makers, experts, and decision-makers from the industry and the government, who will deliberate upon making governance at the grass root level more efficient and transparent through adoption of modern ICT based tools and technologies.

When

15th March 2023

Where

The Lalit Ashok Bangalore

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7+

Knowledge
Sessions
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30+

Thought Leaders
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200+

Delegates

Chief Guest

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Shri Basavaraj Bommai

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka



Programme Chair

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L.K.Atheeq, IAS

Additional Chief Secretary
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department
Government of Karnataka

Programme Co-Chair

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Uma Mahadevan, IAS

Additional Chief Secretary
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department
Government of Karnataka

Keynote Speaker

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Vandita Sharma, IAS

Chief Secretary
Government of Karnataka



Speakers

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Dr. Shakil P. Ahammed, IAS

Principal Secretary
Water Resources & Home( Police)
Government of Meghalaya
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V Ponnuraj, IAS

Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (e-Governance)
Government of Karnataka

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Charanjit Singh, IFS

Additional Secretary
(Rural Livelihood)
Ministry of Rural Development
Government of India
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Mihir Kumar Singh, IAS

Principal Secretary Panchayati Raj Department
Government of Bihar


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Sushil Kumar Lohani, IAS

Principal Secretary Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department
Government of Odisha

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Sanjay Kumar Rakesh

MD and CEO
CSC e-Governance Services
India Ltd.
Ministry of Electronics & Information
Technology (MeitY)
Government of India
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Jitendra Vijay

Chief Executive Officer
MeiTY Startup Hub, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Government of India

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Munindra Sharma, IAS

Secretary Panchayat & Rural Development Department & Director SIPRD
Government of Assam


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P Sreevidya, IAS

Chief Executive Officer
Centre for eGovernance, Dept of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (DPAR)
Government of Karnataka

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Dr. Manoj Rajan, IFS

Commissioner
Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority



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Dr. Ragapriya R., IAS

Mission Director
Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Mission


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Isawanda Laloo, IAS

Secretary
C & RD/ Agriculture/ Fisheries/ Water Resources and Commissioner of Taxes
Government of Meghalaya
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Subha Kalyan, IAS

Director - eGovernance
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department
Government of Karnataka

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Shilpa Nag, IAS

Commissioner
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department
Government of Karnataka

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Bikram Kairi, IAS

Commissioner
Panchayat & Rural Development Department
Government of Assam

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Dr. Jincy Roy, IAS

Chief Executive Officer
Water and Sanitation Management Organization (WASMO)
Government of Gujarat
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Nalini Atul, IAS

Director- Social Audit
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj department
Government of Karnataka

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K.Lakshmi Priya, IAS

Director
ANS State Institute of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj
Government of Karnataka

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Fouzia Taranum

Controller of Examinations
Government of Karnataka



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Dileesh Sasi, IAS

Director
Electronic Delivery of Citizen Services (EDCS)
eGovernance Department
Government of Karnataka
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Gangadhara Swamy G.M. , IAS

Commissioner
Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Department
Government of Karnataka
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Kumar Vineet, IAS

Special Secretary
Department of IT & Electronics and
Managing Director, UPDESCO
Government of Uttar Pradesh
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Krishna Baruah

State Mission Director
Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission


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Nizamudeen A

Director
Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre (KSREC)

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Samuel Inbadurai

Additional Director
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj department
Government of Tamil Nadu
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Dr C R Bannur

GIS Expert and Advisor
Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre


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Samartharam N R

Senior Director (IT)
National Informatics Centre (MeitY), Bangalore


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T Ramesh

Chief General Manager National Bank for Agricultural & Rural Development
(NABARD)

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Sandeep Ubale

Chief General Manager (Digital & eCommerce)
State Bank of India

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Debananda Sahoo

Chief General Manager
Canara Bank


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Event Videos

Key Themes

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Rural eGovernance

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eGram Swaraj

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ePanchayat

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Digital land records

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GIS & Geospatial technologies for effective project management

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Drone applications for rural development


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Start-ups & eCommerce platforms for augmenting rural livelihood

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Drinking water and sanitation


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Programme Agenda


09:30 - 11:00 Hrs

Inaugural session: Building a resilient and vibrant rural ecosystem in the digital age

Opening note: Dr. Ravi Gupta, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Elets Technomedia
Welcome adddress: Shilpa Nag, Commissioner Rural Development, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Deptt, Government of Karnataka

Context setting
Subha Kalyan, Director, eGovernance, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Deptt, Government of Karnataka
International Perspective: Tammy Ben-Haim,International Perspective: Tammy Ben-Haim,
Special Address: Dr. Shakil P. Ahammed, Principal Secretary, Water Resources & Home (Police), Government of Meghalaya
Chief Guest Address: Vandita Sharma, Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka
Keynotes:
L.K.Atheeq, Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Deptt, Government of Karnataka
Uma Mahadevan, Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Deptt, Government of Karnataka
V. Ponnuraj, Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (DPAR) eGovernance, Government of Karnataka
Priyanka Mary Francis, Commissioner of Panchayat Raj, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Deptt, Government of Karnataka

Launch of special issue of eGov magazine



11:30-11:45 Hrs

Special Presentation : Use of geo-spatial technologies in disaster management

Dr. Manoj Rajan, Commissioner, Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority


11:45-12:00 Hrs

Special Presentation : Jal Sanjeevani

Shilpa Nag, Commissioner Rural Development, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Deptt, Government of Karnataka


12:00 - 12:45 Hrs

Panel Discussion 1 - Leveraging GIS technologies & Geospatial tools for effective project planning, implementation, management and assessment


Shilpa Nag, Commissioner Rural Development, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Deptt, Government of Karnataka (Session chair)
C.N.Sreedhara**, Commissioner, Survey, Settlement and Land Records, Government of Karnataka,
Jincy Roy, Chief Executive Officer, Water and Sanitation Management Organization (WASMO), Government of Gujarat
Nizamudeen A., Director, Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre (KSREC)


12:45 -13:00 Hrs

Special Address

Dr. Shakil P. Ahammed, Principal Secretary, Water Resources & Home (Police), Government of Meghalaya


13:00-14:00 hrs

Networking Lunch


14:00 -14:15 Hrs

Special presentation: Panchtantra 2.0

Subha Kalyan, Director, eGovernance, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Deptt, Government of Karnataka


14:15 -15:00 hrs

Panel discussion 2: Emerging trends, innovations and best practices in rural development


Nalini Atul, Director- Social Audit, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Karnataka (Session Chair)
Subha Kalyan, Director, eGovernance, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Deptt, Government of Karnataka
Fouzia Taranum, , Controller of Examinations, Government of Karnataka
Lakshmi Priya, Director, ANS State Institute of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka
Samuel Indadurai, Additional Director, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Deptt., Government of Tamil Nadu


15:00-15:45 Hrs

Panel discussion 3: Technologies for fostering innovations in eGovernance

P.I.Sreevidya, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for eGovernance, Dept of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (DPAR), Govt of Karnataka (Session Chair)
Dileesh Sasi, Director, Electronic Delivery of Citizen Services (EDCS) eGovernance Department, Government of Karnataka
Samartharam N R, Senior Director, NIC Karnataka State Unit


15:45 -16:00 Hrs

Networking break


16:00-16:45 Hrs

Panel discussion 4: Applications of eGovernance in rural livelihood


Dr. Ragapriya R, Mission Director, Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Mission (Session Chair)
Krishna Baruah, State Mission Director, Assam State Rural Livelihoods Mission Society
T.Ramesh, Chief General Manager, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
Debananda Sahoo, Chief General Manager, Canara Bank
Sandeep Ubale, Chief General Manager (Digital & eCommerce), State Bank of India



Message from Program Chair

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