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One-lakh broadband service centers by '08: Raja

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NEW DELHI: Ministry of Communication and Information Technology today announced its plans to set up one-lakh broadband enabled service centers in the country by March 2008 at a total cost of Rs 5400 crore.

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A Raja, Minister of Communication and Information Technology said that one center would come up for every six villages with all e-governance services. The central government would contribute Rs 1600 crore and the rest by the private sector under the Public Private Partnership . The Minister was speaking at the eIndia 2007 Conference, which he inaugurated here today.

Raja said that for implementation of e-governance, government on its part is trying to provide basic infrastructure including internet, window Facilitation center and last leg connectivity for implementation of e-governance, but participation of private sector and citizens is a key factor for providing totally transparent services to the public.

"The application of IT to government processes, e-governance in short, can have a profound impact-on the efficiency, responsiveness and accountability of government, thereby, on the quality of life and productivity of citizens, especially the poor, and ultimately, on the economic output and growth of the country as a whole," he said.

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”Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has wide ranging activities from spreading of IT to masses to ensuring speedy IT led development. With Information and Communication at its core, Department of Information Technology has initiated the National eGovernance Plan (NeGP),” said Raja.

“NeGP in its current form consists of Mission Mode Projects and Functional components to be executed over a four-year period. Many states have started preparing Detailed Project Reports for implementation of these Mission Mode Projects. Many Ministries have initiated the process for designing Mission Mode Projects and are in the implementation phase currently,” he added.

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