Agartala, Sept 27: In a step towards ensuring smart governance, eCabinet has been launched in Tripura on Wednesday.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha has launched the eCabinet and chaired the first meeting of the council of ministers in digital format.

He said, Tripura is the fourth State in the country to implement eCabinet in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India initiative.

Meanwhile, various departments have worked on mission mode and implemented e-Office initiative, ensuring smooth governance.

The Chief Minister felicitated such departments having 100 percent e-Office facility during the programme at the Secretariat.

He congratulated all the officials concerned for this achievement towards digital transformation and smart governance.

Speaking in the programme, the Chief Minister shared that approximately 4,250 individuals in 94 departments have already received training for handling eOffice.

He said, over 25,000 e-files have already been generated in the e-Office. As the state is moving towards a paperless future, this initiative would be an advantage.

The cabinet members, Chief Secretary J.K. Sinha, Secretary P.K. Chakraborty and other concerned officials were present.