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Donnerstag, 26.02.2026
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Jammu and Kashmir is in for an IT revolution in rural areas as 1,109 kiosks will come up in 6,654 villages to boost government&aposs initiatives in the sphere of e-governance and generate employment for the youth.

Under an agreement signed by Jammu and Kashmir Bank chairman Haseeb Drabu and Principal Secretary (IT) Arun Kumar here today 1,109 kiosks would be set up in all the 22 districts of the state. It is projected to generate 2,000 jobs in the sector.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the scheme, to be completed in one year, would place villages on information super highway.

The bank was selected as the sole service centre agency (SCA) under public-private partnership mode to roll out and manage the 1,109 IT community service centres (CSC).

The SCA will develop, establish, manage, operate, maintain and finance such centres under a build, own and operate (BOO) mode.

The CSCs would be equipped with facilities to provide governmental, educational, health and financial and other services to the rural masses.

The Bank Chairman said the facility would bolster people&aposs access to revenue records, e-learning courses, e-commerce and tele-medicine.

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Quelle/Source: Indopia, 19.02.2009

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