Plea to Mizoram govt to make CSC project a success

The Mizoram government has been urged by the officials of thee Common Services Centre (CSC) Project to take necessary initiatives to drive the project successfully as it has been a successful one in other states. CSC project provides 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. The CSC –project is a strategic cornerstone of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), approved by the Government of India.

In rural areas, the CSCs will offer web-enabled e-governance services, including application forms, certificates, and utility payments such as electricity, telephone and water bills.

Along with the G2C services, the CSC guidelines envisage a wide variety of content and services that could be offered as listed as Agriculture Services (Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Veterinary, Education & Training Services (School, College, Vocational Education, Employment, etc.); Health Services ; Rural Banking & Insurance Services (Micro-credit, Loans, Insurance); Entertainment Services (Movies, Television); Utility Services (Bill Payments, Online bookings);Commercial Services (DTP, Printing, Internet Browsing, Village level BPO).