Kerala e-Literacy Project Launched by PM

6 January 2014

Thiruvananthapuram

Prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh on his visit to Kerala launched the e-Literacy project which will be implemented by Panicker Vigyan Vikas Kendra.This will contribute to improvements in the living standards of the underprivileged population of the state.

P N Panicker Foundation, the mother organization of P N Panicker Vigyan Vikas Kendra, was the first organization in the country to popularize e-reading among the rural masses. It is now taking the lead to make Kerala the first e-literate state of the country, in collaboration with the central and state governments and civil society organizations.

Commending the efforts of P. N. Panicker Vigyan Vikas Kendra, Dr. Manmohan Singh said: “We need such initiatives to be taken across the length and breadth of the country. This will help us in realizing the full potential of ICT- in decentralized governance, in better delivery of services, particularly education, in financial inclusion and in e-commerce.”

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