the Information Highway towards our village Is IT meant only for industries, trade and cyber-cafes after dusk. to common man. commerce? Village maps and land-records are already We have a comprehensive IT policy keeping in We have turned the information highway available on computers in many districts. By mind the needs of the common man - not the towards our village - where we live. 2001 this facility will be available in all the 61 computer industry. Our mantra is community Gyandoot has made a successful debut in Dhar di - —„_,__«._«_--.-....- — __.,__..._._„__ district of Madhya Pradesh. Information about forests, rivers and rivulets is at the fingertips. me Government and official documents are now All our tehsils now have access to Internet. Over This is «" uni°.ue sellinQ proposition. This has available in our villages - distant and near, in 5000 IT kiosks are being opened in villages all brought MP national and international localities small and big. We can now submit over the state. recognition - first Commonwealth Award for applications and receive replies at these kiosks. In a new joint venture we are going to have 7800 f ducatiori Guarantee scheme and_ now the Internet is there, of course, to access IT kiosks all over the state - a major initiative . ._ . . . han-m anH linlift information about cabbages and kings and towards e-governance. Another first in the ^^marginalised whether pigs have wings. country. Mp J8 the flrst 8t^te |n the country to teke tne Agrasar is another such initiative to provide Red-tape has been cut substantially In the state information highway to the rural areas education through computers. 7500 centers and quick movement of papers and files is For U8 the computer and the Internet are the have bedn chosen to-Install computers to ensured through a computerized monitoring means of empowering people through their educate rural children at primary and middle system - decision taken is now decision participation in all our initiatives - to take levels. implemented. A complainant is now sure of swift Madhya Pradesh forward. In the hitherto Isolated areas of Bllaspur division and fair action. official information is available at the click of We have a virtual university now - Bhoj Open Leading on the Highway of Progress the mouse everywhere website University. You need not stir out of home now www.auvidha.org and through CD ROMs. to get education and a degree. We have taken computers and internet to the And, yes, you need not necessarily be people and for the people. Very soon all our acquainted with English to take advantage of schools will have access to computers. Children computers. We are now developing Hindi will learn about and through the computers software. We have a center of excellence to -^ _ _ ._ B . - during the school hours. These will be used as develop this-in order to bring the IT revolution Ollf Madhyd PradSSn