Lucknow, 09 June (HS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath has inaugurated Project GANGA (Government Assisted Network for

Growth and Advancement), which aims to link over 20 lakh homes to high-speed

rural broadband and establish 8,000 to 10,000 local digital entrepreneurs

across the state's Nyaya Panchayat. The program seeks to establish a

sustainable digital ecosystem at the grassroots level while creating over 1

lakh direct and indirect employment.

The project would prepare local youngsters to work as

independent DSPs, providing high-speed internet, telemedicine, e-governance,

and online education directly to village homes. The government has set a goal

of 50% involvement by rural women among these selected enterprises. Selected

digital entrepreneurs receive direct cash aid, structured skills training,

network infrastructure support, and contemporary technological capabilities to

help them operate their enterprises effectively.

Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh's chief minister, claims that

there are 825 development blocks and 8,000 Nyaya Panchayats. “We want to create

a digital entrepreneurship program designed exclusively for these 8,000 Nyaya

Panchayats, with the ultimate objective of expanding it to all 57,700 Gram

Panchayats. NITI Aayog has recognised

our 'Gram Sachivalaya' (Village Secretariat) concept. Our Gram Sachivalayas are

not only one-room facilities; they have four to six rooms and digital

libraries. Importantly, residents may receive crucial papers like as income,

residency, birth, death, and caste certificates from inside the village,

avoiding the need to go to block or district headquarters. All of these services are accessible locally,”

he informed.

Developed in conjunction with the Hinduja Group, the program

establishes a rural digital ecosystem around the following:

Digital Entrepreneurship: The initiative enables youngsters (with a 50% female

participation aim) at the Nyaya Panchayat level to establish digital companies.

Each of these businesses will provide 200-300 houses with internet, IPTV, OTT

access, CCTV, and cybersecurity.

The plan intends to create more than 1 lakh direct and indirect job

opportunities.

Rural Empowerment: Villagers would be able to access important services such as

telemedicine, online vocational training, digital libraries, and e-governance

solutions without leaving their native place.

In a post on X, he mentioned, “To give a new momentum to the

Digital Entrepreneurship campaign in the state, 'Project Ganga' (Government

Assisted Network for Growth and Advancement) was inaugurated today in Lucknow. This

innovative initiative advances the resolve of the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi

ji's 'Digital India', which forms a strong foundation for building a 'Developed

India' and 'Self-Reliant India'. Heartfelt thanks to the UP Transformation

Commission, IT and Electronics Department, and the Hinduja Group, and

congratulations to the residents of the state.”

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi