eOffice launched in Health and IT Department of Chandigarh UT

Sh. Anil Kumar, IAS Home Secretary-cum-Secretary Health, UT Chandigarh launched eOffice in the health and Information Technology Departments, UT Chandigarh at UT Secretariat on 15th January 2014. Also present on the occasion were Ms .Prerna Puri, IAS Secretary IT, Dr. S K Bhalla, Director Health, Mr. Upkar Singh, Director IT and other officers from Health and IT Department.
Giving details about the eOffice  solution, Mr. Ajay Rampal, State Informatics Officer, NIC UT Chandigarh informed that it is  a state-of-the-art enterprise software solution that would create a paperless environment. Apart from making the working in Government offices simplified, effective  and responsive it would make the information available on the click of mouse on anytime anywhere basis.
The eOffice solution is an integrated solution comprising of File Management System(eFile), KMS-Knowledge Management system, eLeave – Leave Management System, eTour – Tour Management System, Personnel Information System and Collaboration & Messaging Service.  As a first step towards improving efficiency in file handling, eFile a part of e-Office product suite will help to conduct the decision making on files electronically in order to achieve a simplified, responsive, effective and transparent working in all government offices. eFile is a workflow based system that replaces the existing manual handling of files with a more efficient electronic system. This system involves all stages, including the diarisation of inward receipts, creation of files, movement of receipts and files and finally, the archival of records. 
It would shortly be rolled out in all the departments of Chandigarh Administration. In the new system the files would move electronically right from the dealing hand to the highest approving/decision-making officer.  Various dealing hands would open their respective accounts and retrieve their respective cases.
Secretary Health stressed the need to switch over to eOffice solution  in order to make the system more transparent and efficient and advised Health and IT Department officials to completely move to the solution with immediate effect.