District Collector’s office becomes completely paperless in Odisha

In a landmark step towards modern governance, Ganjam district has emerged as the first in Odisha to adopt a fully paperless administrative system, marking a major shift in how government offices should function. Leading this transformation is the District Collector’s office, where all official procedures from note processing to file movement are now being executed digitally without the use of physical files.

The transition comes in response to earlier directives from the Odisha government, which had called for faster implementation of paperless operations across all departments through the OSWAS (Odisha Secretariat Workflow Automation System) platform. Acting on this vision, staff members at the Ganjam Collectorate have undergone a structured shift from conventional documentation to a com