India enters next phase of governance transformation with AI-driven administrative reforms

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that after over a decade of path-breaking administrative reforms and the removal of nearly 2,000 obsolete rules, India is entering the next phase of governance transformation through Next Generation Administrative and e-Governance Reforms.

Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for a “Reform Express” during the Government’s third term, he said future reforms must integrate Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, digital public infrastructure and citizen-centric service platforms to build an agile, technology-driven governance ecosystem capable of meeting the aspirations of Viksit Bharat@2047.

Speaking on administrative reforms, the Minister said governance systems must continuously evolve with changing technologies and societal needs. He said many outdated regulations had continued merely because they were never revisited. The Government has therefore repealed nearly 2,000 obsolete rules and compliance requirements that had outlived their relevance, replacing them with citizen-friendly and contemporary governance practices better suited to a modern welfare State.(UPDATED ON 13TH JULY 2026)