The Rajasthan government has launched Chief Minister Digital Seva Yojana under which 1.35 crore women in the state are to be given smartphones. Three major telecom companies have shown interest in the scheme.
The Chief Minister Digital Seva Yojana was announced by CM Ashok Gehlot in this year’s budget. Under the scheme, women heads of 1.35 crore families enrolled in the Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme are to be given smartphones with internet connectivity for three years.
State-owned company Rajcomp is responsible for project implementation. Officials said that the project will cost about Rs 12,000 crore including the cost of mobile phones, three years of internet, and other services.
The process is expected to be sorted out at the earliest and the first batch of the smartphones may be received by the government before the festive season starts. An official said that the given mobile will support two-SIM feature and one SIM will already come activated in its primary slot’, which cannot be changed.
