Govt of India had launched the Common Service Center (CSC) Scheme for providing sustainable digital access to rural communities & for giving the necessary impetus for knowledge empowerment of the rural community. As you are aware, the CSC Scheme, a strategic cornerstone of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), is approved by the Government, as part of its commitment in the National Common Minimum Programme to introduce e-governance on a massive scale. In light of the importance of the Scheme, Department of Information technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has decided to organize a CSC Seminar on ‘Enabling Service Delivery: Bridging The Digital Gap’ at Vigyan Bhawan on July 16, 2011 to brainstorm with all the stakeholders in the Scheme – State Designated Agencies, Service Center Agencies, Village Level Entrepreneurs, Banks & the State/Central Governments and national level service providers. The panel discussions would primarily focus on the following topics… Session I: Accelerate Delivery of Bharat Nirman Services, Financial Inclusion and Skill Development through the CSC Platform Session II: Access to Health & Education through Remote Service Delivery & Management by Mainstream Government Departments & Institutions Session III: Infrastructure Framework for CSC and Innovative Services

1. Department of Information Technology CSC e GOVERNANCE SERVICES INDIA LIMITED
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
Government of India
COMMON SERVICES CENTERS:
Enabling Service Delivery: Bridging the Digital Divide
Agenda
July 16, 2011
Hall no. 5, Vigyan Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi-110003
9.30 AM- 10.00 AM REGISTRATION
INAUGURAL SESSION
10:00AM – 10:10AM Welcome and Opening Remarks by
Shri Shankar Aggarwal, AS, Department of Information Technology, GoI
10:10 AM – 10:25AM Theme Presentation by
Shri Ajay Kumar, JS, Department of Information Technology, GoI
10:25AM – 10:35AM Special Address by
Dr Amarjit Singh, JS, Department of School Education & Literacy, GoI
10:35 AM – 10:45 AM Inaugural Address by
Prof V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor, IGNOU
10:45AM – 11:00AM Service Tie –up, MoU signing with IGNOU & UTIITSL
11:00AM – 11:10AM VLE Felicitation
11:10AM – 11:15AM Vote of Thanks by
Shri Abhishek Singh, Director, Department of Information Technology, GoI
11:15AM – 11:30AM Tea/Coffee Break
11:30AM – 01:00PM Session I: Accelerating Delivery of Bharat Nirman Services, Financial
Inclusion and Skill Development through the CSC Platform
Chair: Shri D.K Jain, JS, Department of Rural Development, GoI
Experience sharing on NREGA payment, Financial Inclusion through CSCs in
Jharkhand by Shri Ajoy Kumar Singh, Commissioner, MNREGA, Jharkhand
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2. Department of Information Technology CSC e GOVERNANCE SERVICES INDIA LIMITED
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
Government of India
Panel discussion
1. Shri. Niraj Kumar Gupta, CGM, NABARD
2. Shri. Hemant Bhargava, ED (Micro Insurance), Life Insurance of India
3. Shri. L.P. Rai, DGM, State Bank of India
4. Ms Gouri Gupta, Lead Program & Strategy Development, National Skill
Development Corporation
5. Shri. RCM Reddy, MD& CEO, IL&FS-ETS
6. Shri Tanmoy Chakrabarty, VP & Head- Global Government Industry
Group, TCS
7. Shri Mukesh Hazela, CEO, NICT, Bhopal
8. Shri Anoop Kaul, BASIX
9. Shri Puneet Saxena, MD & CEO, UTI ITSL
10. Shri Americai V Narayanan, Chairman, easyinsuranceindia.com
Questions and Answers / Summing up by Chair
01:00PM –2:00 PM Lunch Break
2:00PM –3:15PM Session II: Access to Health & Education through Remote Service Delivery
& Management by Mainstream Government Departments & Institutions
Chair: Dr Amarjit Singh, JS, Department of School Education & Literacy, GoI
Experience sharing by Shri Korath Mathew on e-Learning, Director, Akshaya
Centers, Kerala
Panel discussion
1. Shri Ajay Sawhney, President, NeGD
2. Dr. S K Choubey, Director General, AISECT
3. Ms. Meena Chaturvedi, CEO, SREI Sahaj
4. Shri Deepak Maheswari, Director, Microsoft India
5. Dr. B S Bedi, Adviser, Health Informatics, Centre for Development of
Advanced Computing
Questions and Answers / Summing up by Chair
03:15 PM –03.30PM Tea/Coffee Break
03:30 PM –05.00 PM Session III: Infrastructure Framework for CSC and Innovative Services
Chair: Shri Ajay Kumar, JS, Department of Information Technology, GoI
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3. Department of Information Technology CSC e GOVERNANCE SERVICES INDIA LIMITED
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
Government of India
Panel discussion
1. Shri. Ashis Sanyal
2. Shri Paresh Rajde, CEO and Founder MD of Suvidhaa Infoserve
3. Shri Dharmendra Singh, Director, Hughes Communications
4. Shri C. V. Ramana Babu, AGM, BSNL
5. Shri Devendra Kumar, GGM, ITechnology Services, IRCTC
6. Ms. Sharmistha Baig, Associate Director, Nielsen
7. Shri S K Aggarwal, CMD, GNG
8. Ms Rashmi Singh, Executive Director, National Mission for Women
Empowerment
9. Dr Basheer Ahmad Shadrach
Questions and Answers / Summing up by Chair
Lucky Draw Gift
05:00PM –5.15 PM Closing Remarks by
Shri Ajay Kumar, JS, Department of Information Technology, GoI
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