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Govt Stresses Rural Focus for ICT Industry|
- By CXOtoday Staff, May 14, 2008 1240 hrs IST
- Tags : Govt stresses rural focus for ICT Industry
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Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Minister of State (rural development), Government of India has called upon private organizations, especially the ICT industry, to establish BPOs and call centers in rural areas.
Addressing a gathering of dignitaries at the VARIndia IT Forum 2008, he said, "e-Governance is a befitting answer to most of the issues that the country is grappling with at present. The growth of India can be achieved if we are able to offer employment to the youth in the rural areas, which comprises 70 % of the population."
Sahu entreated corporates to set up their back-end activities in the rural areas by creating BPO and call centre jobs. According to him, corporates could save a lot of revenue as they can engage very cheap labor in these locations. Also congestion in the urban areas would be lessened.
Apprising the audience about the government projects, he said, "The present government is emphasizing on expediting various projects, including creating massive e-Governance infrastructure, National ID, Citizen Databases, GIS and GPS, smart card and Digital content and e-Governance domain expertise."
The minister also informed about some of the IT projects undertaken by the government in various states, e.g. the Bhoomi project in Karnataka, e-Seva project in Andhra Pradesh, etc.
He further added, "Any success of e-Governance in this vast country is only dependent on the necessity of a system, which can bridge the digital divide. It requires a delivery mechanism that should surpass the intermittent of power supply, slow connectivity, and harsh weather conditions."
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