Question

Under which plan was the State Data Centre (SDC) initiative formed?

• A. National Health Mission (NHM)
• B. National e-Governance Plan (NeGP)
• C. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
• D. National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM)

Answer 1

Answer:

B. National e-Governance Plan (NeGP)

SDCs serve as the backbone infrastructure for delivering e-Governance services in India. They were formed under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), which was launched in 2006 by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India.

The primary objective of the SDC initiative was to provide a secure and centralized facility for states to host their various applications and data, ensuring efficient electronic delivery of government services to citizens (G2C), businesses (G2B), and government agencies (G2G).