Betul, Sagar and Raisen district have been selected from the 57 districts of the State by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space of the Government of India and Madhya Pradesh Council for Science and Technology (MAPCST), Bhopal for local Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions under the ‘EPRIS’ project.
The Panchayat representatives of two districts have been imparted with detail information for preparing development oriented activities at ground level till now under the project.
The space technology of the Space Department, Government of India will help reaching development schemes to the doorsteps of the Panchayats and for strengthen Digital India.
Under the project, complete information concerning capacity building of panchayat representatives, assets chart and planning for activities has been given to the representatives of district, Janpad and Gram Panchayats in the workshops.
The In-Charge of GIS and Image Processing Division and Senior Principal Scientist Alka Chowdhary has informed that the first workshop was organized in Betul followed by second in Sagar.
Representatives of the district Panchayat will participate in the third workshop proposed to begin in Raisen district from September 5.
The Janpad level workshop is being organized in Sanchi, Ghairatganj, Begumganj, Badi, Obaidullahganj, Silwani and Udaipura.