June 15, 2018 1:56 PM

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Govt planning to set up 20 thousand wifi choupals to bring govt at doorstep of people's houses: Ravi Shankar Prasad

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Minister of Electronics and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the government is planning to set up 20 thousand wifi choupals across the country to bring government at the doorstep of people's houses. </span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The IT minister attended the Prime Minister's interaction with the beneficiaries of Digital India in Dankaur, Uttar Pradesh. He said he was inspired and excited to find out impact stories shared by the beneficiaries of Digital initiative. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The minister congratulated a 19-year-old girl who cleared Uttar Pradesh police exam using wifi service provided by the common services centres (CSCs). The minister said the CSCs are serving more than its purpose and the real benefits can be seen. Mr Prasad said this medium has brought significant changes in women's lives through Village Level Entrepreneurs and has connected them with the government directly. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">He said, this is a big achievement as common people are connecting themselves with the changing environment in country and are engaged with the government to put forth their ideas. He said, the daughters of the country will excel and lead in every sphere of their lives with the help of CSCs.</div>''<div class="yj6qo" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></div>

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