ARTICLE 1 – BY JOINT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND IT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Who is the Minister of Communications

and Information Technology ?

A. Ravi Shankar Prasad

B. Nirmala Sitharaman

C. Arun Jaitley

D. Rajnath Singh

Ans - a

WHAT IS E-GOVERNANCE AND WHAT IS ITS IMPORTANCE IN RURAL INDIA?

There are about 6.5 lakhs of villages in India that represent

more than 72 per cent of the total population.

The rural mass in the nation comprises the core of Indian

society and also represents the real India.

There was a time in the past when people lost their

faith on governance system because of the hardship they

had to endure in the form of expenses inconvenience, multiple

visits, demotivating.

BASICS

For rural mass, these

hardships(कठिनाइ) were more adverse.

The KEY strategy of rural development mainly focuses on poverty alleviation,

better livelihood opportunities, provision of basic amenities and infrastructure facilities through

innovative programmes

SOLUTION

The complete transformation of the processes of

Governance using the implementation of Information &

Communication technology is called E-Governance.

• It aims at bringing in faster and transparent service

delivery, accountability, information sharing and people

participation in decision making and govt. processes.

BIRTH OF THE NATIONAL E-GOVERNANCE PLAN

• The Government accorded the priority to improving the

quality of basic governance and in that context proposed to

promote e-Governance on a massive scale in areas of concern

to the common people through a strategic collaborate

approach of the e-Governance.

• The Government approved the National e-Governance Plan

(NeGP), comprising of 31 Mission Mode Projects and 8

components, on May 18, 2006.

MMP

• A mission mode project (MMP) is an individual project within the

National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) that focuses on one aspect of

electronic governance, such as banking, land records or commercial

taxes etc.

• Within NeGP, "mission mode" implies that projects have clearly defined

objectives, scopes, and implementation timelines and milestones, as well

as measurable outcomes and service levels.

• NeGP comprises 31 mission mode projects (MMPs), which are further

classified as state, central or integrated projects. Each state government

can also define five MMPs specific to its individual needs.

NATIONAL E-GOVERNANCE PLAN

•The National e-Governance plan was launched in

2006 with a vision to make all government

services accessible to the common man in his/her

locality, through delivery outlets named

Common Services Centres(CSC) and

ensure efficiency, transparency & reliability of

such services at affordable cost to realize the

basic needs of the common man.

WAS IT A SUCCESS?

•Despite the successful implementation of many e-

governance projects across the country, e-

governance as a whole has not been able to make

the desired impact and fulfil all its objectives

especially

•Anytime anywhere availability of services

•Seamless integration

DIGITAL INDIA

• In order to transform the entire ecosystem of

public services through the use of information

technology, the Government of India launched the

‘Digital India’ programme in 2015 with the vision

to transform India into a digitally empowered

society and knowledge economy.

PILLARS

• All new and on-going eGovernance projects as well as the

existing projects, which are being revamped, should now

follow the key principles of e-Kranti namely ‘Transformation

and not Translation’, ‘Integrated Services and not Individual

Services’, ‘Government Process Reengineering (GPR) to be

mandatory in every MMP’, ‘ICT Infrastructure on Demand’,

‘Cloud by Default’, ‘Mobile First’, ‘Fast Tracking Approvals’,

‘Mandating Standards and Protocols’, ‘Language Localization’,

‘National GIS (Geo-Spatial Information System)’, ‘Security and

Electronic Data Preservation’.

CSC CREATING RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP REDEFINING GOVERNANCE

• Common Services Centers (CSCs) are a strategic cornerstone

of the Digital India programme. They are the access points for

delivery of various electronic services to villages in India,

thereby contributing to a digitally and financially inclusive

society.

• CSC e-Governance Services India Limited is a Special Purpose

Vehicle (CSC SPV) incorporated under the Companies Act,

1956 by the Department of Electronics and Information

Technology (DeitY), Government of India, to monitor the

implementation of the Common Services Centers Scheme.

How would government support them(CSC

entrepreneurs)?

The government will provide them with internet access

on priority basis.

To incentivise village level entrepreneurs, three best

performing entrepreneurs would be rewarded Rs.2 lakh,

Rs 1 lakh and Rs 50,000 each.

PRADHAN MANTRI GRAMIN DIGITAL SAKSHARTA ABHIYAN

• The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

approved 'Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan'

(PMGDISHA) to make 6 crore rural households digitally literate. The

outlay for this project is Rs.2,351.38 crore to usher in digital literacy in

rural India by March,.2019.

• PMGDISHA is expected to be one of the largest digital literacy

programmes in the world. Under the scheme, 25 lakh candidates will be

trained in the FY 2016-17; 275 lakh in the FY 2017-18; and 300 lakh in

the FY 2018-19. To ensure equitable geographical reach, each of the

250,000 Gram Panchayats would be expected to register an average of

200-300 candidates.

PRADHAN MANTRI GRAMIN DIGITAL SAKSHARTA ABHIYAN

• Digitally literate persons would be able to operate computers/digital

access devices (like tablets, smart phones, etc.), send and receive emails,

browse internet, access Government Services, search for information,

undertaking cashless transactions, etc. and hence use IT to actively

participate in the process of nation building.

Consider the following statements about the “Pradhan Mantri

Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan” (PMGDISHA):

It aims to promote the digital literacy in rural India

The scheme will be implemented under the supervision of

Ministry of Rural Development

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

[A] 1 Only

[B] 2 Only

[C] Both 1 & 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Q. Which of the following is correct?

A. a. DigiGaon will provide telemedicine, education and skills

through digital technology

B. b. BharatNet Project allocation has been increased by INR

10,000 crores.

c. All of the above

d. None of the above

FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN RURAL AREAS THROUGH "DIGITAL INDIA"

Important information –

NOTES

•PRAGATI is a unique integrating and

interactive platform which is aimed at

addressing common man’s grievances, and

simultaneously monitoring and reviewing

important programmes and projects of the

Government of India as well as projects

flagged by State Governments.