Press
Information Bureau
Government
of India
Ministry of
Communications & Information Technology
10-July-2014
15:04 IST
Centre has
proposed to launch a pan India Programme called “Digital India” to further
bridge the divide between digital “haves” and “have-nots”. This would ensure
Broad band connectivity at village level, improved access to services through
IT enabled platforms, greater transparency in Government processes and
increased indigenous production of IT hardware and software for exports and
improved domestic availability. Presenting his Maiden Budget in Parliament here
today, the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that special focus
would be given on supporting software product start-ups.
The Finance
Minister said that the Government has also proposed to set-up A National Rural
Internet and Technology Mission for services in villages and schools, training
in IT skills and E-Kranti for government service delivery and governance scheme
with an initial corpus of Rs. 500 crore.
The
Minister for Communication & IT Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has welcomed the
Budget and said that these steps will enable the Ministry to make the objective
of broadband connectivity at village level.
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