Once these centres are functional, residents of the villages will no longer have to go to the departments situated in the city for various works.
The centres would provide information relating to agricultural inputs, weather, commodity prices, health, etc. The services would include payment of water and electricity bills, railway ticket bookings, data entry, digital pictures, entertainment, education, e-learning, etc. The centres would also provide some private services.
The official said farmers would also be able to sell their produce at the CSCs, which would help in eliminating middlemen and thus, lead to cost savings.
The CSCs would also save the villagers the trouble of coming to the city for pension or getting various certificates, like those for birth and death, issued, said the official.
The CSCs will, in fact, be a new delivery channel offering e-governance and other services that would also generate employment opportunities for rural youth.
The official said the CSCs would be set up on public-private partnership. UT would provide the space while the digital infrastructure - including PCs, printers, scanners, projectors, digital cameras, software and televisions - would be provided by a private party.
The Administration has already invited expression of interest for carrying out the project, he disclosed. The centres are expected to be set up at a cost of Rs 2 lakh each.
It may be mentioned that UT has already set up e-sampark centres in city sectors and also launched its Jan Sampark Project.
Services at CSCs
- Payment of bills
- Bookings
- Issuance if certificates
- Information on weather, commodity prices, agricultural inputs, health
- Farmers can sell their produce
Autor: Rohit Mullick
Quelle: Chandigarh Newsline, 10.03.2006
