The Chhattisgarh Government has now taken its digital public delivery services in the extreme insurgency-infested pockets of Sukma district in Bastar division.
The Government in joint association with Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society (CHiPS) has started operating lok Seva Centers in development blocks of Sukma, Chindgarh and Konta which offer a host of services including issuance of income certificate , proof of residence , birth-death and caste certificates, officials stated.
The services are being provided in the red zones under e-Digital services of the State Government. Notably on July 6 this year, Chief Minister Raman Singh had stated that ‘Digital Revolution’ is the ultimate of all the social revolutions that occurred in human history.
He was speaking at the State-level ‘Digital India’ Week function organised at Pandit Ravishankar University in Raipur.
The lives of citizens have radically transformed with the introduction of computers, Internet and mobile phones. There are no boundaries for the growth of digital revolution, the Chief Minister had stated.
The gulf between the authorities and general public have been eliminated and there is transparency in the execution of work. The Information revolution has transformed the lives of all citizens, Singh said.
The Chief Minister on the occasion also launched and dedicated many Digital services to the people.
He said that Chhattisgarh is determined to realize Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of a ‘Digital India’. Singh assured the citizens that last village in the State also will be connected online.
The authorities are moving in this direction for the past many years. The Public Distribution System and the purchase of paddy had been computerized. The complaints related to drinking water and electricity are being resolved via e-Seva in a time-bound manner.
He said that Digital literacy is as important as General literacy. The function was organized by the State Electronics and Information Technology Department and Higher Education Department.
The Chief Minister said that Information Technology revolution had helped the general public save time and money besides providing banking services, scholarship payment, salaries and pension payments.
The State Government had through the medium of lok Seva Kendras is providing online services at Tehsil and district headquarters. The services will be launched in the panchayats also soon. All the 10,000 panchayats will be connected online by 2019, he said.