Narendra Modi to launch Digital India Project in two village Panchayats today

Indore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Digital India Project via video conference in two village panchayats of the district on Wednesday, a senior official said.

The Digital India Project, a pet scheme of the Modi government, aims to connect all gram panchayats by broadband Internet, promote e-governance and transform India into a connected knowledge economy.

The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited's (BSNL) Indore Circle General Manager MR Rawat said that ten village panchayats, which are around 35 km from Indore, would be connected with a high-speed Internet service under the project that will be launched today.

Work to connect 335 village panchayats with high-speed Internet is nearing completion, the BSNL official said.

Mr Rawat said that BSNL will kick start celebrations to mark the 'Digital Week' from today, under which school kids and others will be introduced to modern telecommunication techniques.