District magistrate Chandra Shekhar Bhatt said on Tuesday that Digital India Programme will be held across Pauri district from July 2 to July 7 to mark the Digital India week. Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the programme in New Delhi on 1 July. This is meant to help the people to obtain digitalised certificates and to make them aware of e-governance.Bhatt said that on 2 July, a seminar will be staged at Vikas Bhawan in Pauri, while an online quiz competition will be held for the students on e-governance on 3 July. This aside, a poster making completion will be organised on e-governance involving the students of Pauri town.
The award will be given to the winners of the competition, Bhatt added.Seminars on digital India would be organised at gram Panchayat to block levels on 5 July. One would be held in Kotdwar on 6 July. A poster completion will be held in Rajeev Gandhi Navodaya Vidhayala Santudhar in Ekeshwar block on 7 July.Bhatt said that Panchayat raj department would organise an open meeting on e-governance in two gram sabhas- Uffalda in Pauri block and Pattduakara in Duggada block.