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Digital India project, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious e-governance initiative, will be the next in the priority list of the government. Sources said like Clean India mission, the Digital India initiative is likely to be launched with much fanfare next month.
The project, with an overlay of Rs.1 lakh crore, will ensure that government services are available to citizens electronically and help people gain benefits from the latest information and communication technology. It also aims to ensure that all villages avail high- speed Internet at affordable rates. Sources said Modi will head the monitoring group of the project and will aim to complete the project by 2019.
Digital India project was discussed even in Modi's U.S. visit as U.S.-based global technology giant IBM expressed keen interest to participate in the initiative. Sources said the government machinery is working on different ideas to make it successful and Modi may connect with about 1,000 village panchayats across the country during the launch of the project. They will be informed about the importance of the programme in detail.
As part of the plan, the government has set a target of providing broadband connectivity to 2.5 lakh villages (according to the 2011 Census, India has about 6.41 lakh villages) and making as many schools Wi-Fienabled by 2019.
Another focus area in the Digital India programme is e-governance. Besides making government services available on Internet and mobile platforms, the key challenge will be to take the 2.5 lakh panchayats in the country online. The target of the mission is also to make 10 lakh people digitally literate by 2015-end.
The project aims to provide thrust to nine pillars identified as growth areas. These include broadband highways, everywhere mobile connectivity, Public Internet Access programme, e-governance, ekranti (which aims to give electronic delivery of services), information for all, electronics manufacturing, IT for jobs and early harvest programmes.
Under the Digital India programme, all central government ministries and departments will come up with their individual projects that can be delivered to public using ICT like health services, education, judicial services, etc. Government will prefer to adopt public private partnerships (PPP) wherever feasible for rolling out the programme.
Read more at: PM Modi's Digital India campaign all set to roll out next month : India, News - India Today
The project, with an overlay of Rs.1 lakh crore, will ensure that government services are available to citizens electronically and help people gain benefits from the latest information and communication technology. It also aims to ensure that all villages avail high- speed Internet at affordable rates. Sources said Modi will head the monitoring group of the project and will aim to complete the project by 2019.
Digital India project was discussed even in Modi's U.S. visit as U.S.-based global technology giant IBM expressed keen interest to participate in the initiative. Sources said the government machinery is working on different ideas to make it successful and Modi may connect with about 1,000 village panchayats across the country during the launch of the project. They will be informed about the importance of the programme in detail.
As part of the plan, the government has set a target of providing broadband connectivity to 2.5 lakh villages (according to the 2011 Census, India has about 6.41 lakh villages) and making as many schools Wi-Fienabled by 2019.
Another focus area in the Digital India programme is e-governance. Besides making government services available on Internet and mobile platforms, the key challenge will be to take the 2.5 lakh panchayats in the country online. The target of the mission is also to make 10 lakh people digitally literate by 2015-end.
The project aims to provide thrust to nine pillars identified as growth areas. These include broadband highways, everywhere mobile connectivity, Public Internet Access programme, e-governance, ekranti (which aims to give electronic delivery of services), information for all, electronics manufacturing, IT for jobs and early harvest programmes.
Under the Digital India programme, all central government ministries and departments will come up with their individual projects that can be delivered to public using ICT like health services, education, judicial services, etc. Government will prefer to adopt public private partnerships (PPP) wherever feasible for rolling out the programme.
Read more at: PM Modi's Digital India campaign all set to roll out next month : India, News - India Today
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