Now-a-days every country is using e-governance to manage their governments. In today’s time the development of any country depends on the uses of e-governance and also their penetration. E-governance has the potential to benefit India’s citizens exponentially and maximize the return on the government’s investment in it.

E-governance is basically associated with carrying out the functions and achieving the results of governance through the utilization of ICT (Information & Communication Technology). In this article we will read about the background of e-governance, history of e-governance in India, comparison of India with other developing and developed nations, benefits and loopholes of e-governance in India, recommendations and concluding remarks.