Digital India infrastructure needs to reach every village

27/03/2023

From agriculture startups to emphasis on coarse grains, there were many reference points in the budget, rural digitization is also a reference in the budget. Which can boost the product, enterprise and market. It is worth noting that the expansion and promotion of Digital India will not work by being limited to urban digitization only, but for this it will have to reach every village with strong infrastructure.
It is worth mentioning that there are six and a half lakh villages and two and a half lakh gram panchayats in India Statistics indicate that 3 years ago almost half of the Gram Panchayats were connected to the high speed network. Since most of the rural population of India is involved in agricultural activities, a large area of employment and entrepreneurship can be examined and tested here in agriculture from an inclusive perspective. Digital entrepreneurs are also getting ready in the village.
This statement was given by the Prime Minister on August 15, 2021 from the ramparts of Red Fort. Deendayal Antodya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission In the budget presented on February 1, the farmers were given a digit Giving training is essential. More than 8 crore women in the village who are engaged in production in self-help groups on a productive scale and find markets in the country and abroad, so the government will create an e-commerce platform, said reference. is also part of the same material.
It may be mentioned that by 30 June 2021, under the Deendayal Antodya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission (DY-NRLM), around 70 lakh women self-help groups have been formed across the country. In which more than 8 crore women are involved. Internet and Mobile report based on a survey of the association states that in 2020, the number of internet users in the village had reached 30 crores. On an average, every third villager has access to the Internet. It is also special that 42 percent of those who use it are women. The said data is helpful in understanding that it is possible to give a strong basis for the online market through digitalization of the rural product. One dimension of digitalization It is clear that the participation of women in the labor force is increasing in the villages, the participation of women in the agricultural sector is still 6Not only that, savings and 33 percent of the gross domestic product are possible with them. 94 percent of the total employment in dairy production is women, and 54 percent of the total workforce in small industries are women.
There are many new and repeated things about the village, farm and farmer in the budget. Digitization is a dimension where distances do not mean gaps but expectations. Access to remote areas and abroad By the year 2025, internet access in the country will be more than 90 crore Ambadi will be done which will also help in promoting a wider market in the real sense.
Currently the country is also moving on the mantra of Vocal for Local for which a digital platform is a must. Through digitization, local products can be made accessible to remote areas and abroad, not only this, rural digital entrepreneurs will also get a new avenue. The families will be brought under the purview of DAY-NRLM. Currently till 31st December 2020The number of households has reached more than 7.5 million. In fact, digitalization depends on the financial condition and the financial condition depends on the sale of the product. In such a case, the technology will have to be expanded to make the market bigger and therefore the beneficial step by the government. It is necessary to raise There is no doubt that increasing credit and financial discipline in rural areas is helping rural entrepreneurship to take a broader form, which is benefiting women involved. Income test This change has also become possible due to the online arrangement. question It is also that what are the other aspects necessary to give a big size to digital entrepreneurs in the village? Is it necessary to provide financial, technical and market resources to the villagers? The direct thing here is that the rural management running on the income test is keeping the needs of the time in their hands with multiple powers. Should the government's efforts in this matter be considered developed with full determination and capacity.
The slogans of strengthening the rural economy are being raised but for the sale of local goods which should be the market. They are neither completely are available and if they are available then they are facing competition on a large scale. Adding digital services at a cheap and affordable rate by pricing the products right and promoting them as a brand is no less of a challenge today. Bringing the connectivity of agriculture and farming economy to all is not the full measure of development. It is clear that the rural entrepreneurs will remain in difficulty in being able to grow by being limited to the village market, whereas by making digitalization more common, India's two and a half If it is delivered to lakh panchayats and six and a half lakh villages, then there will be wide facility in disseminating the products. are facing a new challenge.
The need for good governance and liberalism of governance Although it is the market that will be better, it will last forever. Years ago, the World Bank said that if the educated women of India take the form of workers, India's growth rate will be 4 percent.will take the increase. If the facts and stories are seen from this point of view, India is on the verge of taking a big leap economically at present. Making an economy of 5 trillion dollars by 2024 for which it has already been estimated that this is possible only with a growth rate of 10% and there is no doubt that this figure is not possible without female labor. Village labor is cheap but due to financial difficulties they struggle with lack of resources.
The need for good governance and the liberalism of governance dictates that emphasis should be placed on India Because it will advance India itself. It is also necessary to keep in view that if the people who buy big expensive brands in big malls and markets extend their needs to it, then the rural entrepreneurs will not only be financially strong but also in terms of good governance. It will be helpful in completing even half of the definition.
(Writer is a Retired Principal
& Educationist. Views expressed are personal)

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