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BharatNet – High Speed Broadband सभी के लिए WEEK (01-07-2015 to 07-07-15)

Activities of NCR Project Monitoring Unit, North Zone, BBNL

Various events were organised by BBNL to Day 1: Launch of Digital India Week by celebrate Digital India Week from 1st July 2015 Hon’ble Prime Minister from IGI Stadium to 7th July 2015 in Tigaon and Dayalpur Gram Dayalpur & Tigaon GPs were connected live with Panchayats of Faridabad, . IGI Stadium through video conferencing. The BBNL team comprising of Sr.GM (Project NCR) Mr. Avinash Agarwal and consultants Mr. S.K. Dabral and Mr. P.C.R. Patel conducted the events with support from State Government officials, BSNL, Nayab Tehsildar of Tigaon Mr. Mohan Lal and Dayalpur Primary Health Centre (PHC) in-charge Dr. Jitendra. The team also got help from local (CSCs) and Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs). During the week, more than 750 villagers including 150 school children attended the various events.

Watching the launch live via video conferencing.

Nayab Tehsildar, Sarpanch and others.

Digital India Week – Tigaon & Dayalpur Gram Panchayats of Faridabad Haryana – NCR PMU, North Zone BBNL Day 2 (02-07-15): General activities Pamphlets were distributed; people were informed about BharatNet Project and BBNL. Video conferencing was held with senior officers at BBNL CO, hands-on experience of was provided and quizzes were conducted.

Prize distribution to winners of quiz contest.

Day 3 (3-07-15): e-Governance CSCs were associated at Tigaon and Dayalpur to demonstrate various e-governance services such Video conferencing with BBNL CO of Tehisldar, as registration for card, digital locker, teachers, students and VLE. ration card, birth certificate, death certificate, caste certificate, etc.

Video Conferencing with BBNL CO New Delhi (left), Dayalpur (top) and Tigaon (right). CSC with Aadhaar card registration set-up at Tigaon.

Children getting hands-on experience of Internet CSC demonstrating issue of caste certificate.

School children participating in quiz. CSC informing about various e-gov facilities.

Digital India Week – Tigaon & Dayalpur Gram Panchayats of Faridabad Haryana – NCR PMU, North Zone BBNL Day 4 (04-07-15): e-Education Village elders, school teachers and students were informed about BharatNet and BBNL network. There was Video Conferencing with BBNL CO. Uses of internet were discussed. Quiz was conducted and videos on Swatchh Bharat Mission & DIW opening ceremony were played.

Video conferencing of school teachers and students at Dayaplur with BBNL CO New Delhi.

Day 5 (05-07-15): e-Health Talk by Dr. (Mrs) Surinder Katoch, Ayurveda physician and Yoga expert followed by talk by Benefits of internet being explained. Dr. Sameer Parikh, Director of Dept. of Mental Health Programme, Fortis Health Care Gurgaon from BBNL Corporate Office New Delhi. Dayalpur and various other locations were connected to the experts through video conferencing.

The doctors of Dayalpur PHC were among the audience and their queries were addressed by the experts available in BBNL CO New Delhi.

The role of internet in rural healthcare was also experienced through this event.

Video conferencing of village elders & school children at Tigaon with Director (Plg) BBNL.

Video conferencing with experts – BBNL CO (top left), Dayalpur (bottom right) & other locations.

Students participating in quiz.

Doctor (centre) at Dayalpur PHC asking question DIO Faridabad interacting with students. from the experts available in BBNL CO.

Digital India Week – Tigaon & Dayalpur Gram Panchayats of Faridabad Haryana – NCR PMU, North Zone BBNL Day 6 (06-07-15): e-Commerce: Day 7 (07-07-15): e-Agriculture An exhibition was held in Syndicate Bank, the Benefits of internet in day to day agricultural only bank in Dayalpur. Internet banking, online activities were informed to farmers. Websites shopping and online transactions for utilities related to e-agriculture were demonstrated. such as railway bookings, electricity bill payments, etc. were demonstrated to the bank Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) were staff and villagers. informed about BharatNet, Digital India & BBNL.

Bank Manager informing villagers about features of e-banking and m-banking. Demo of various e-agriculture websites.

Demo of online railway reservation, internet Sarpanch talking about e-agriculture & benefits banking and online shopping. of Broadband connectivity.

Queries of villagers being addressed. Demo of mKisan portal of .

Villagers attending the event. “ASHA” workers being informed about BharatNet, Digital India & BBNL.

Digital India Week – Tigaon & Dayalpur Gram Panchayats of Faridabad Haryana – NCR PMU, North Zone BBNL