Common Service Centre (CSC)
Overview of CSC Assam
Equipped with internet and other IT infrastructure, CSCs are the front-end delivery points for government, private and social sector services to the rural citizens of India. The Arunodoy Common Service Centre (CSC) initiative of the IT Department has envisaged rolling out 2500 CSCs across the state of Assam and 2206 GP has been covered.The CSCs are not just mere booths, but are poised to become change agents that would promote rural entrepreneurship, build rural capacities and livelihoods, enable community participation and collective action for social change through a bottom-up model.
The CSC is a strategic cornerstone of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), approved by the Government in May 2008, as part of its commitment in the National Common Minimum Programme to introduce e-governance on a massive scale.
The CSCs would provide high quality and cost-effective video, voice and data content and services, in the areas of e-governance, education, health, telemedicine, entertainment as well as other private services. A highlight of the CSCs is that it will offer web-enabled e-governance services in rural areas, including application forms, certificates, and utility payments such as electricity, telephone and water bills. In addition to the universe of G2C services, the CSC Guidelines envisage a wide variety of content and services that could be offered as listed below:
1) Agriculture Services (Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Veterinary)
2) Education & Training Services (School, College, Vocational Education, Employment, etc.)
3) Health Services (Telemedicine, Health Check-ups, Medicines)
4) Rural Banking & Insurance Services (Micro-credit, Loans, Insurance)
5) Entertainment Services (Movies, Television)
6) Utility Services (Bill Payments, Online bookings)
7) Commercial Services (DTP, Printing, Internet Browsing, Village level BPO)
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