Digital India, e-Governance and Common People: How Connected are These in Access Layer of Smart Village?

Policy on "Digital India" (DI) envisages national level focus in rendering services to citizens in India. This focus plans for convergence of all possible services through a digital backbone. National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) has evolved since its inception keeping in view this concept and laid a formal network with well-laid backbone. NeGP 2.0 is the present structure that is well poised to support the objectives of digital India. This paper examines the suitability of NeGP 2.0 in meeting digital India objectives through case based studies. A case on Sarva Shiksha Aviyan (SSA) is taken up for this policy analysis study. Two districts of Odisha province are taken up for this case based analysis. Emphasis is on examining the access layer readiness for this uptake.