Digital Seva Setu Programme For Rural Areas
Digital Seva Setu Programme For Rural Areas
Gujarat Govt Announces Digital Seva Setu Programme For Rural Areas, The rural people of Gujarat do not have to go to government offices frequently, 22 services were made online. An affidavit regarding this service can be made to Talati. You no longer need to go to a notary for that. The state government has decided to give Talati the power of affidavit for these services.
The Gujarat government is going to launch a digital service bridge in the program. The aim is to simplify government work in this direction. Digital service bridge program will be started in 2700 villages out of 3500 villages of Gujarat and in 167 talukas. The service, which will start on October 8, will cover 8000 villages by December and will make 22 services digitally available. These 22 services include ration card, widow certificate, proof of temporary residence, proof of income.
Key Highlights:
- The work of connecting the 3,500 village panchayats through the optical fibre network has been successfully accomplished.
- The programme has been launched in 2,700 villages as the model code of conduct has been in force in villages that are under the eight assembly constituencies where by-elections are scheduled for November 3, 2020.
- The government has started with 20 services and will slowly start offering 50 services to the villages. Citizens will be able to get the benefits of the service by paying a nominal fee of Rs. 20.
- All the 1,400 gram panchayats in the state will also be covered under the programme.
- The remaining villages of Gujarat will be connected by 2021.
- The state government will also be providing the powers of an affidavit to the Talati Mantri at the Village Panchayat level so that citizens in rural areas will not have to visit the notary offices in cities and towns.
Digital Seva Setu under Bharat Net Project:
The Digital Seva Setu in Gujarat has been initiated under the Central government’s Bharat Net Project. It is an initiative to connect the village panchayats through fibre network and is meant to ensure the optimum utilization of technology for public welfare. As per the government official, Gujarat is the project leader as it has laid around 83% of the Optical Fibre Network.
Not only that, every gram panchayat is connected to the state data center. Thus, the innovative concept of making the villages of Gujarat a mini secretariat has been adopted in this digital service bridge.
Divya Bhaskar Gujarati News Report on Digital Seva Setu Program For Rural Areas