In 2022, National conference on e-governance was held in _____.

The correct answer is Option (3) → New Delhi

Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. However, none of the given options appears to be correct. The two National Conferences on e-Governance held in 2022 took place in Hyderabad (January 2022) and in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir (November 2022), and neither city is there in any of the options, as explained below. The conference travelled to Hyderabad and Katra; NTA’s key stayed at home in New Delhi.

The National Conference on e-Governance is held every year by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) of the Government of India, together with the government of a host state, and the National Awards for e-Governance are given there.

• 24th conference — held in Hyderabad, Telangana, on 7–8 January 2022, on the theme “India’s Techade: Digital Governance in a Post Pandemic World”.

• 25th conference — held in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, on 26–27 November 2022, on the theme “Bringing Citizens and Government Closer through Digital Transformation”.

New Delhi (Option (3)) is the seat of the DARPG, which organises the conference, and Mumbai (Option (1)) hosted the 23rd conference in February 2020.