Devendra Fadnavis declares Nagpur first digital district of India

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Sunday declared Nagpur as the first digital district of India.All 29,000 gram panchayats across Maharashtra would be digitally transformed by December 2018.

All 776 gram panchayats in Nagpur district have been digitally transformed, paving the way for better healthcare and education through high intensity communication and connectivity.

During his visit to San Francisco last month, Fadnavis said, multinationals like Oracle and Cisco agreed to partnering the project both through investments and by sharing technology knowledge.

The state has added 169 new online services under the Right to Information Act, taking the total number of services to 369. Through Aaple Sarkar portal that was launched last year, individuals across the state can avail any of these 369 services online.