‘#ITForParivahan’ initiative is helping transformation of transportation sector leveraging Information Technology (IT)

'#ITForParivahan’ is a nationwide online campaign jointly initiated by IT stalwarts Mr. Vinit Goenka and Dr. Mohandas Pai to crowd source ideas from various stakeholders for effective governance in transportation sector. Both are Members (IT) Taskforce in Ministries of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways.

A dedicated and self-motivated team of 150 technocrats across India had touched more than 1.5 crore fellow citizens in the last two months through this online campaign, which received an overwhelming response from ~35,000 respondents who expressed their grievances and shared innovative ideas to improve governance and efficiency in shipping, road transport and highway sectors.

For any developed country to sustain growth, it’s transportation network spanning across ‘Roads, Highways, Ports and Waterways’ is the driving force. To top it up, Information Technology plays an important tool to improve efficiency, safety, durability, cost management, timeliness and transparency.

IT giants like Ms. Debjani Ghosh (Managing Director for South Asia at Intel Corporation), Mr. Anwar Shirpurwala (Executive Director of MAIT) and Mr. Ashish Sonal (founder & CEO of ORKASH) have endorsed this online campaign and assisted Mr. Goenka and Dr. Pai on various stages to bring legitimacy so that ‘#ITForParivahan’ may bring a positive impact in the society and build a powerful and sustainable India.

Print Media has given considerable coverage to ‘#ITForParivahan’ initiative to create awareness.

Lokmat Times