Reliance, ITC evince interest in IT kiosks project

Sunday, 04 February 2007, 18:30 IST
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Jaipur: Reliance, Wipro and ITC have evinced interest in opening common service centres or IT kiosks for educated unemployed in the rural areas of Jaipur. "Over 6,000 common service centres have been proposed under National E-governance project of the union government in the state. About 68 companies have submitted their presentation with the IT department of which 37 companies have been given approval to work in this project," Rajasthan IT department Principal Secretary C.K. Mathew told IANS. The state government has already given its approval to many companies like Shyam Telelinks, Compucom, Nagarjun Fertilizers and Aakash broadband among others. The scheme, which involves a total expenditure of about 4 billion, would be implemented in more than 44,000 villages. The companies would have to arrange computers and power facility on their own while the online connectivity would be provided by the IT department. The centres would have the facility to deposit online water, electric and telephone bills. It would also provide information about various schemes of the state government and employment opportunities. The centre would also be helpful in providing birth and death certificates, registration of land and other departmental certificates. The villagers can also access Internet facility in the upcoming centres.
Source: IANS