NEW DELHI: The Government Approved an umbrella Programme Digital India Comprising various projects worth about 
1 lakh crore to transform the country into a digitally empowered Knowledge economy.
Programme includes The projects aim to Ensure That That Government services are available to citizens electronically and people get Benefit of the latest information and communication technology.
"This is a follow up to the key Decisions taken on the design of the Programme During the meeting of the Prime of Minister on Digital India Programme on August 7, 2014, and to all Ministries Sensitise to this vast Programme touching every corner of the Government, "Telecom of Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said after a Cabinet meeting.
The Programme will be Implemented in Phases from the current year till 2018. "This scheme will include projects of all Ministries. The budget of this Programme will go up to Rs 1 lakh crore.
budget: Already Provision exists for various Programmes. If there is more requirement, then it will be given consideration 'by the Government, "Prasad added.
vision The Government of India under Digital project includes creation of ICT Infrastructure like high speed Internet at gram Panchayat level, on demand-availability of Government services like health, education etc, and digital empowerment of citizens specially thru digital literacy.
The Programme will Monitored by a Committee headed by Prime of Minister Narendra Modi and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) will accord approval for projects.
1 lakh crore to transform the country into a digitally empowered Knowledge economy. Programme includes The projects aim to Ensure That That Government services are available to citizens electronically and people get Benefit of the latest information and communication technology.
"This is a follow up to the key Decisions taken on the design of the Programme During the meeting of the Prime of Minister on Digital India Programme on August 7, 2014, and to all Ministries Sensitise to this vast Programme touching every corner of the Government, "Telecom of Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said after a Cabinet meeting.
The Programme will be Implemented in Phases from the current year till 2018. "This scheme will include projects of all Ministries. The budget of this Programme will go up to Rs 1 lakh crore.
budget: Already Provision exists for various Programmes. If there is more requirement, then it will be given consideration 'by the Government, "Prasad added.
vision The Government of India under Digital project includes creation of ICT Infrastructure like high speed Internet at gram Panchayat level, on demand-availability of Government services like health, education etc, and digital empowerment of citizens specially thru digital literacy.
The Programme will Monitored by a Committee headed by Prime of Minister Narendra Modi and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) will accord approval for projects.
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