Modi tranforming rural India with cutting edge technology: Jitendra
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visionary initiatives seek to empower rural India with cutting edge technology.
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visionary initiatives seek to empower rural India with cutting edge technology.
Underlining that ensuring a dignified life for the people in rural areas is the priority of his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday declared his government's firm commitment to building an empowered rural India, providing opportunities to villagers, reducing migration and ensuring ease of life for the people living in villages.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025 on Saturday at Bharat Mandapam here.
In a significant move to bridge the digital divide in rural India and ensure that digital services reach every citizen, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is launching the Digital India Common Service Centre (DICSC) project, starting with Pilibhit and Gorakhpur.
In India, particularly in rural areas, women face multiple barriers that prevent them from fully harnessing the power of the internet. From socio-cultural and economic limitations to deeply entrenched gender biases, the digital divide is not merely about access but about the deep-rooted power relations and inequalities that persist in society.
In a conversation with The Statesman, Ms Brinda, chief executive officer at eVidyaloka, discusses the current state of education in India and what should be done to bridge the gap and provide quality education to all.
The Congress chief in a post on X wrote, "In 2005, on this day, our Congress-United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government enacted Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to ensure ‘Right to Work’ to crores of people in rural India.
This initiative will enable the integration of CSC's e-Grameen app on the ONDC Network as a buyer application, allowing citizens across rural India to access its vast e-commerce Network.
The pilot project titled ‘Smart Gram Panchayat: Revolution towards Digitization of Gram Panchayat’ was launched with the aim to extend PM-WANI (Prime Minister’s Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) Service in all Gram Panchayats across Begusarai District in Bihar.
Presenting the Winners of The Statesman Awards for Rural Reporting and The Cushrow Irani Prize for Environmental Reporting 2022
