This document discusses e-governance initiatives in India. It provides background on e-governance and defines it. It then describes two case studies: the Community Information Center (CIC) program in Northeast India and the Suwidha program in Punjab. For each, it outlines objectives and how it addressed citizens' concerns through improved access to information and services. It finds that CIC and Suwidha succeeded through factors like government process reengineering, increased accountability, and ease of access. The document also covers best practices, scalability challenges, and concludes that while many projects fail, successful ones can be scaled to make e-governance worthwhile.