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Govt allocates Rs 3,000 cr for SWAN

BANGALORE: The Centre has cleared Rs 3,000 crore statewide area network (SWAN) project under the national e-Governance plan in government-to-business (G2B) and government to citizens (G2C) domains, Planning Commission Member Secretary, Mr Rajeeva Ratna Shah said today.

SWAN, an e-governance initiative that aims to deliver official services to citizens through the electronic route, is part of the 25 mission-mode projects approved by the Government, he said at NASSCOM's India ITES-BPO strategy summit here.

Under SWAN, the Government envisages to connect government to government establishments through the Internet of speeds not less than 2Mbps and then connect the state administration with users in block levels.

Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have already submitted their proposals to the Government to implement the project. Mr Shah said there was also a proposal to provide unique ID number to every citizen and all businesses in the country. - PTI