ISSN : 2230-7192
EISSN : 2230-7206
Bhor Singh Yadav1, Pandey A.C.2, Raza S.K.3
1Defense Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior, MP, India
2Defense Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior, MP, India
3Defense Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior, MP, India
Received : - Accepted : - Published : 15-06-2010
Volume : 1 Issue : 1 Pages : 6 - 11
J High Perform Comput 1.1 (2010):6-11
India has emerged as a global hub in providing I.T. (Information Technology) based services adding value to businesses around the globe. But is this expertise being used to add value to its own rural sector? IT-based services play a significant role in – minimizing processing cost and time, increasing scalability, reliability, availability, Manageability and transparency – Thereby scaling up the efficiency of the processes (Business/Governance) to which they are applied. Several commendable initiatives have been taken by govt. as well as private organizations to provide IT-based services to rural India to make full use of information and communication technology (ICT) expertise. This paper analyses some of the successful projects ,already in place ,providing IT-based services to the last mile in rural India and the implementation of an ambitious project of establishing 1,00,000 Common Service Centers(CSCs) across the country at Gram Panchayat (Local Government body) level by Govt. of India under its National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). The paper also highlights the issues and challenges lying ahead in implementation, sustainability and success of these projects.
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