New Delhi, Jan 11 (PTI) Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday lauded the Department of Justice and the e-Committee of Supreme Court for winning the national gold award for e Governance.

The Department of Justice and the e-Committee of the apex court were on January 7 awarded a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh, a trophy and a certificate for their e-Courts Mission Mode Project by the Department of Reforms and Public Grievances.

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The Department of Justice on Tuesday tweeted pictures of its officials meeting Rijiju with the trophy.

The national award was presented to the department's e-Courts Mission Mode Project for 'excellence in governance in government process re-engineering for digital transformation'.

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The awards are presented every year by the Personnel Ministry for exemplary implementation of e-governance initiatives.

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