BharatNet link soon for 3 Haryana districts

Faridabad, Rewari and Sonipat will be connected through BharatNet by February, Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday.

In a meeting with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Prasad also discussed Digital architecture and help in setting up electronic manufacturing and eGovernance in the state.

Biometric collection “We have decided to connect three districts – Faridabad, Rewari and Sonipat – through BharatNet by February so that digital programmes in education, healthcare and many others can be started soon,” Prasad told reporters here after the meeting. He said the Centre will also support Haryana government’s initiative of collecting biometrics of children below one year so that it is successful in digitising for programmes in education/ schools, healthcare, etc.

‘Emulate Haryana’ “I have directed Aadhaar/ UIDAI to think doing similar things for the whole country and make digital architecture for that. If you have Aadhaar for the children, it will be good during admission in schools, mid-day meals and vaccinations. We can learn from the Haryana government and should be done across India,” Prasad said.

“Registration of Aadhaar for people of Haryana is almost done and we are planning to create a database for all the services under that so that citizens can get all the benefits,” Khattar said.