Soon, her hamlet will have a kiosk which will allow her to withdraw the amount under 10 minutes. Thanks to Nemmadi, a Karnataka government egovernance initiative, this certainly would give peace of mind (nemmadi) to Jayamma and her fellow villagers.
The state government has a mandate of setting up 800 e-kiosks in rural areas by January 31, 2007. Each of these kiosks will cover a population of a lakh.
The number of kiosks would later be increased to 5,000, so that there is one for every 10,000 to 20,000 people. By October 1, 25 pilot kiosks will be up and running.
The project has an outlay of Rs 30 crore and will be executed through a public-private initiative. 3i Infotech, the IT arm of ICICI, is the key technology and networking partner.
"The government will be the facilitator, while private players will bring in infrastructure and investments,"said Rajeev Chawla, secretary, e-governance.
Quelle/Source: The Times of India, 23.09.2006
