Chief Minister Raman Singh on Monday said 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 the city.
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 CM 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 CM on the occasion also launched and dedicated many digital services for the people of the State. He said that Chhattisgarh is determined to realize Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of a 'Digital India'.
Singh assured the citizens that the 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 are 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.
Singh on the occasion launched the ‘Chief Minister's Dash Portal’ and dedicated several digital services to citizens by pressing a button. He also launched ‘Campus Connect Portal’ in which the database of the students of colleges and universities will be available at the click of the mouse.
The CM dedicated new 'Wi-fi' services at six locations in Raipur while also launching the ‘e-library’ besides launching the 'Ease of Doing Business ' website.
Higher Education Minister Prem Prakash Pandey gave a detailed account of the Digital services rendered by the State Government. He said that the Chief Minister has decided to introduce e-libraries in 100 colleges this year.
The function was presided over by the Higher and Technical Education Minister Prem Prakash Pandey. Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Ajay Chandrakar and Public Works Department Minister Rajesh Munat were special guests on the occasion.
Raman Singh distributed 10 Tablets to students free-of-cost under the 'Chhattisgarh Yuva Soochna Kranti Yojana'. About 50,000 students will also be given Tablets and the final year Engineering and Medical College students will be given laptops.
A video-film was presented by the 'CHiPS' giving a detailed presentation of the efforts of the State Government on promoting e-Governance. Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand, Public Health Engineering Department Additional Chief Secretary N.K. Aswal, Information Technology and Electronics Department Principal Secretary Aman Kumar Singh, Higher Education Secretary Dr B. l. Agrawal , Public Relations Department Secretary Ganesh Shankar Misra and Vice-Chancellor of the University Dr S.K. Pande were also present.