Information Technology Implementation for Comprehensive Development of Rural India - A Review

For any nation to achieve the position as a developed country, it is necessary that its rural area should not be deprived from any kind of progress because it not only develops the talent and skills but also it contributes to the economy of that nation. Exploring information and communication technology is one of the factors of the progress. In India, the study shows that approximately 70 % of the population lives in village. Also, the people are advancing as there is introduction of new technology in the rural areas. The impact of Information Technology has an outstanding effect on rural economy and life of rural India. Todays farmers are known to the technology like mobile, internet. It is even seen that farmers or as a whole we can say, villagers are not new to the IT. Also while approaching to the progress; we cannot neglect the position of rural poor. Thus, to overcome these pitfalls, information technology can prove beneficial as we can implement various projects to solve these problems. Government of India has started implementing programs like e-mitra (in Rajasthan), community information centers in the northeast states like Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. Thus it can be said that the IT can serve as a path to progress in all means. This paper concerns with the impact and development of IT in rural areas.