The Madhya Pradesh Government has been felicitated with the e-governance award by the Government of India for the State's special initiative in outstanding implementation of the e-governance. These awards were presented by the Rajasthan Governor, Smt. Prabha Rao during the two days 13th National Conference on E-Governance which began in Jaipur from today. Among the distinguished guests who were present on the occasion included Rajasthan Chief Minister, Shri Ashok Gehlot, Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, Pension and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Prathviraj Chouhan and Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology, Shri Sachin Pilot.

The National awards for e-governance 2009-2010 in seven categories were conferred on various 17 organisations and one organisation was awarded with the special mention award. Among the 18 winners, a maximum of four awards have been bagged by Madhya Pradesh. This is a major achievement of the Madhya Pradesh Government.