The Telangana government has opted to conduct its state cabinet meetings in a paperless manner, as decided at a special Cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. The implementation of the Telangana Digital Cabinet received approval from the Chief Minister’s Office. Minister for Information Technology D. Sridhar Babu distributed special tablets to the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, and all ministers to facilitate this transition.
Cabinet meetings will now be carried out entirely in a paperless format, aiming to enhance efficiency, transparency, and sustainability. Ministers will receive the agenda for meetings and other necessary documents through these tablets. Notably, the Telangana Cabinet’s move towards a paperless system follows a similar shift made by the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet nearly two years ago to the e-Cabinet mode.
The Andhra Pradesh government transitioned to the e-Cabinet mode on August 28, 2024, equipping ministers with iPads loaded with the e-Cabinet application developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), New Delhi. This shift to a paperless approach is viewed as eco-friendly and is expected to improve operational efficiency. The e-Cabinet application offers features such as online access to relevant information at any time and from anywhere.
