Pema Khandu
WiFi hotspots for Tawang and Dirang districts launched at Tawang on Thursday. Image - Twitter

All the state government offices in Arunachal Pradesh will become paperless by 2021, announced chief minister Pema Khandu recently.

While launching WiFi hotspots for Tawang and Dirang districts at Tawang on Thursday, Khandu said the government has taken steps to fully use the information technology (IT) in governance and by 2021 all government offices will become paperless e-office.

As per a DNA report, the Arunachal CM said the advantage of having paperless e-office is to stop manipulation, ensure transparency and provide easy access of services to the people.

The CM said WiFi services have been rolled out as per the budget announcement and similar hotspots were launched earlier in several educational institutions in the state capital, a CMO release said.

The CM further said 66 access points in Tawang and 12 in Dirang would be installed, which would be capable of providing WiFi service to 124 users at each access points, it added.

The Tawang district administration was lauded by Khandu for carrying out the Sarkar Aapke Dwar programme effectively across the district.

Under the Sarkar Aapke Dwar programme, the deputy commissioners of the respective districts conduct Jan-sunwais (public hearing) on the first of every month for resolving the public grievances on the spot.

The event was also attended by union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju, Tawang MLA Tsering Tashi, Dirang MLA Phurpa Tsering and the MLA from Lumla, Jambey Tashi on the occasion, the release further added.

Informing about the launch of the WiFi hotspot for Tawang and Dirang on Thursday, Khandu on his Twitter handle had stated: “Launched the WiFi – hotspot for Tawang and Dirang today at Tawang. The WiFi in Tawang will have 66 access points and Dirang 12 with each access points able to support 124 users.”