Close on the heels of the East Coast Railway’s policy announcement of inviting NGOs, corporate bodies to provide free Wi-Fi for common people at remote, tribal, far-flung areas, its own Women’s Welfare Organisation (ECoRWWO) has come forward and provided free Wi-Fi at 32 stations in its jurisdiction.
ECoRWWO president Madhulika Singh said, “We took the initiative to provide these services and bring a great change in the country’s efforts towards Digital India.”
She said this would empower the youths and students of these areas is a very special way.
The station area would also be used as a community utility area and enhance the goodwill of the people for railways. It would also be a step towards promoting Digital literacy, she added.
The hotspots would enable people to use services like e-commerce, online banking; offer them access to open school, university websites and social schemes, e-ticketing for train and bus services.