IT revolution will be total with comp literacy: Pilot

22 official langauges of the country have now been covered under the IT literacy programme

PTI | August 23, 2011



The IT revolution in India will be complete only when every citizen is able to use computers, Union Minister of State Sachin Pilot said on Saturday.

"The IT revolution will be complete when India is computer literate," Pilot, the MoS for IT and Communications, said after launching several IT-based initiatives in Srinagar.

He released the basic IT literacy course in Kashmiri language and said a similar IT course in Dogri language will be launched at Jammu in near future. Pilot said all the 22 official langauges of the country have now been covered under the IT literacy programme.

"Anyone can download the programme for free from the website of the ministry and can learn use of computers in their own language," he said.

Pilot said the IT exports of the country were touching USD 78 billion while the industry was providing employment to 11 million people directly or indirectly.

"However, that is not enough... people of India should be able to use computers and jobs should be created not only in cities and big towns but in far-flung areas as well," he said.

Pilot said Centre would provide all technological and financial assistance to Jammu and Kashmir government for completing the e-governance project.

The Minister said the state will have to consider formulating a package for wooing investors to the state as there was ample talent available for the IT sector to boom.

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