Karnataka government today
launched rural Wi-Fi services in 11 gram panchayats, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saying such a digital inclusion will give village-level entrepreneurs
ready access to online market place for their products and services.
The gram
panchayats benefitting from the Wi-Fi initiative include two each in Mysuru,
Tumkuru, Gadag, Ballari and Kalburgi and one in Bagalkot district. The rural
population in these gram panchayats can make use of the services by buying
concessional Wi-Fi vouchers.
At the inauguration of
Bengaluru ITE.Biz 2016, an annual IT event, Siddaramaiah said with
"digital inclusion becoming the most important parameter of growth and
economic development", it is the intention of the government to see that
the last mile connectivity is provided in all villages.
People can access the wi-fi by
buying concessional vouchers. The state-owned Keonics is implementing the
project. "For this we will
be banking on the availability of National Optic Fibre Network up to the Gram
Panchayat level," he added.
The gram panchayats
benefitting from the Wi-Fi initiative include two each in Mysuru, Tumkuru,
Gadag, Ballari and Kalburgi and one in Bagalkot district. The rural population
in these gram panchayats can make use of the services by buying concessional
Wi-Fi vouchers.
The impact of digital
inclusion will be manifold which would enable village-level entrepreneurs ready
access to online market place and have opportunity to explore new markets for
their products and services, he said.
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