IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to Visit Dhanauri Kalan – The 'Digital Village' of Uttar Pradesh

Union Minister for Electronic and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday will visit digital village Dhanauri Kalan in Gautam Budh Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh.

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Asked if the corporate India needed to put more efforts in this area, the minister said: 'There is a scope for that. Nasscom is doing that but there is a need to do more.' | File Image | (Photo Credits: PTI)

Gautam Buddha Nagar, May 20: Union Minister for Electronic and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday will visit digital village Dhanauri Kalan in Gautam Budh Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh. Dhanauri is India's one of the first 100 digital villages.

This village has a top-class digital infrastructure and was revamped with an aim to promote digital economy and empower the citizens. The village is known for its virtual world facilities in the field of infrastructure, education, and healthcare.

Under the 'Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan', the Centre aims to make six crore villagers digitally literate by March 2018. For this, the Common Service Centres in the villages plays a crucial role.

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