<p>The Digital India programme approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday has the ambitious plan of providing wi-fi facility at 2.5 lakh schools, all universities and create public wi-fi hotspots for citizens and generate 1.7 crore direct and 8.5 crore indirect jobs.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The scheme, which will be implemented in a phased manner by 2019, plans at providing broadband and free wi-fi facilities at all schools, colleges and universities.<br /><br />Also, broadband will be provided to all the 2,50,000 gram panchayats by December 2016 while mobile network will be spread to uncovered villages, including hilly regions and areas infested by left-wing extremists, by 2018.<br /><br />It plans to make post offices multi-service centres, setting up four lakh internet access points and integrate services and platforms like UIDAI, payment gateway, mobile platform, according to the vision document of Digital India.<br /><br />It also envisages to use Internet in healthcare system, including online medical consultation, issuing online medical records, online medicine supply and pan-India exchange for patient information. <br /><br />Its pilot projects will start in 2015 and all India implementation will be done by 2018, says the document.<br /><br />The plan also aims to create 1.7 crore direct and 8.5 crore indirect jobs. About 1.7 crore people will be trained for IT, telecom and electronics jobs and in delivering e-governance and other e-services.<br /><br />The implementation of the programme will be directly monitored by a panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</p>
<p>The Digital India programme approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday has the ambitious plan of providing wi-fi facility at 2.5 lakh schools, all universities and create public wi-fi hotspots for citizens and generate 1.7 crore direct and 8.5 crore indirect jobs.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The scheme, which will be implemented in a phased manner by 2019, plans at providing broadband and free wi-fi facilities at all schools, colleges and universities.<br /><br />Also, broadband will be provided to all the 2,50,000 gram panchayats by December 2016 while mobile network will be spread to uncovered villages, including hilly regions and areas infested by left-wing extremists, by 2018.<br /><br />It plans to make post offices multi-service centres, setting up four lakh internet access points and integrate services and platforms like UIDAI, payment gateway, mobile platform, according to the vision document of Digital India.<br /><br />It also envisages to use Internet in healthcare system, including online medical consultation, issuing online medical records, online medicine supply and pan-India exchange for patient information. <br /><br />Its pilot projects will start in 2015 and all India implementation will be done by 2018, says the document.<br /><br />The plan also aims to create 1.7 crore direct and 8.5 crore indirect jobs. About 1.7 crore people will be trained for IT, telecom and electronics jobs and in delivering e-governance and other e-services.<br /><br />The implementation of the programme will be directly monitored by a panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</p>
