ppp projects implementation: SREI Sahaj E-Village Limited

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csc projects - building a strong network of rural businesses in India

Under the National e-governance plan of Govt. of India, which was announced by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India on 15th August, 2005, implementation of Common Service Centres (CSCs) is the most important events of the four pillars of the NeGP. Govt. of India will be setting up Common Service Centres (CSCs) across the six states in India. The Common Service Centres (CSCs) will become Hub or Community Centres for the delivery of all e-governance and other services to the rural people. Srei Sahaj e-Village Limited is in the process of setting up of over 28000 ICT enabled e-kiosks across rural India dovetailed with the NeGP scheme of the Govt. of India to impact livelihood opportunities and living standards of rural communities. IT based rural information services will be developed to provide information and services to meet rural needs in the areas of in agriculture, education, vocational training, health and hygiene. The idea is to provide sustainable digital access to rural communities giving the necessary impetus for upliftment.

Information services and products range from e-governance services, utility services, payments, deposits, insurance and other financial services and a host of e-information and e-learning facilities will be delivered through these CSCs. Each CSCs is positioned at ratio of one CSC for every six-census villages.

A CSC in a village is completely operated by the Village Level Entrepreneur (VLE) and monitored by the Regional Control Centre (RCC) and Central Control Centre (CCC) and the funds for these arrangements are managed by Srei Sahaj. The idea is to develop a platform that can enable Government, private and social sector organizations to integrate their social and commercial goals for the benefit of rural populations in the remotest corners of the country through a combination of IT as well as non-IT services. The aim of the scheme is not only to roll out IT infrastructure but also to build a network of over 28000 rural businesses across India. To that effect, the CSC scheme has been designed to create a value proposition for all stakeholders and alignment of their economic interests.