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RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: A STUDY ON ICT INITIATIVES POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENTS

    1 Author(s):  DR. ATIK-UR-RAHAMAN. S. M.

Vol -  8, Issue- 4 ,         Page(s) : 115 - 123  (2017 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMST

Abstract

The present paper described the importance of rural development in India. It examined the Information and Communication Technology developments in India and their applications. Due to the lack of proper infrastructure, till now the rural areas in India are facing many problems in technological developments and their applications. This has caused the Information and Technology gap or digital divide. The paper explained about the digital divide and there are various measures and initiatives taken by the Government of India, different State governments, Corporate Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations. The different initiatives such as Lokamitra, Bhoomi, Akshay Kendra, Jana Mitra, CLIC project etc are discussed.

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