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One lakh broadband service centres by March 2008

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NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Communication and Information Technology A. Raja on Tuesday said that about one lakh broadband enabled service centres will come up in the country by March 2008 at a cost of Rs. 5,400 crore.

One centre will come up for every six villages with all e-governance services. A sum of Rs 1,600 crore will be put up by the Central government and the rest by the private sector under the Public Private Partnership (PPP).

The Minister was speaking during the inauguration of the e-India 2007 Conference here.

The Minister said that for the implementation of e-governance, the government on its part is trying to provide basic infrastructure including internet, window facilitation centre and last leg connectivity for implementation of e-governance. However participation of the private sector and citizens is a key for providing totally transparent services to the public.

The application of IT to government processes, e-governance in short, could have a profound impact on the efficiency, responsiveness and accountability of government and on the quality of life and productivity of citizens, especially the poor.

Mr. Raja said with Information and Communication at its core, the Department of Information Technology (DIT) has initiated the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP).

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