Karachi, June 28, 2018 (PPI-OT): Caretaker Minister for Information Technology, Science and Technology, law and Environment Jameel Yusuf today visited the Sindh Information Technology Department. Secretary Information Technology Agha Zaheeruddin, Director General Muhammad Yousuf and other welcomed the Minister.
The IT Minister Jameel Yusuf visited the various section of the Department. During the visit, he showed his displeasure over the construction/ renovation maintained lying in corridor of Department, he directed the DG to immediately remove it without any delay. He has also directed that all officials attend office regularly and observe punctuality and make their office neat and clean.
Later the Minister Information Technology Jameel Yusuf attended the departmental briefing, where he briefed by the Secretary IT Agha Zaheeruddin, informed him about the various development projects / schemes completed during the year. The Minister Information Technology directed that all the provincial and district government projects / schemes to ensure IT waiting should be get into technical assistance and feedback, so that all IT projects could be beneficial and result oriented for general public.
He has also desired that Sindh IT Board may also be taken up for betterment and Technical solution of the project throughout the Sindh province, as the present era of Information Science Technology and it is basic and an important sector, which give positive results and impact on our daily life.
The Secretary IT further briefed that Information Technology was established in 2002 with a mission to act as an enabler for building a knowledge based society. The Department aims at realizing the true potential of e-governance in the province of Sindh by enhancing internal efficiencies and improving public service delivery.
Furthermore briefed that 5 ongoing schemes, 4 new schemes and 3 additional initiatives have already been launched in the current financial year already under public private partnership Safe City Karachi, Domicile / PRC Automation Project, Arfa Karim IT Scheme of Rs.47.50, 50.5 and 55 million respectively.
For more information, contact:
Information and Archives Department
Directorate of Press Information
Government of Sindh
95-Sindh Secretariat 4-B, Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-99204423, +92-21-99204401
Email: pressinformationzubair@gmail.com
Website: http://sindhinformation.gos.pk