Hyderabad, Feb. 17 -- Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday claimed that the real time governance system (RTGS) initiated by his government was transforming the lives of people across the state, delivering swift governance and ease of doing business, stating that technology must be used effectively to serve humanity.

Interacting with Microsoft founder and Gates Foundation chairman Bill Gates, who was on a one-day visit to the capital city of Amaravati, Naidu gave a detailed presentation on functioning of RTGS in rendering civic services by using data lake, besides his government's initiatives like WhatsApp governance, Sanjeevani health project and Amaravati capital development.

An official statement from the chief ...