No.12(62)/2000-IP
Ministry of Information Technology
Electronics Niketan
6, CGO Complex
New Delhi-110 003

Dated: 10/05/2000

NOTIFICATION

With the approval of competent authority a Working Group on Information Technology for masses has been constituted comprising of the following:

• Mr. Prakash Javadekar, MLC Maharashtra Legislative Council ... Chairman
• Prof. P. V. Indiresan, Former Chairman, DOE-ACC ... Member
• Mr. Gautam Soni, Adviser, MIT
• Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Professor, IIT, Chennai … Member
• Dr. S. Ramakrishnan, Sr. Director, MIT ... Member
• Mr. Dewang Mehta, President, NASSCOM ... Member
• Dr. A. K. Basu, Director, Society for Rural Industrialization, Ranchi ... Member
• Dr. Y. K. Sharma, DDG, NIC ... Member-Secy.

The terms of reference of the Working Group are:

• To review various schemes and major initiatives taken by various Government agencies for taking IT to masses
• To identify potential areas and applications for deployment of IT for masses
• To recommend development schemes/ programmes for citizen participation for taking IT to masses
• To prepare a comprehensive plan for taking IT to masses
• The Working Group may co-opt any member or expert who may help it in its deliberations.
• The Working Group may submit its final report latest by 15^th July, 2000.

TA/DA, as per the prescribed Government norms, for the non-official members will be borne by the Ministry of Information Technology.

This issues with the approval of Minister for Information Technology.

Sd/-

(S. Lakshminarayanan)

Joint Secretary to the Government of India

Copy for necessary action:

PS to Minister for Information Technology

Secretary, Ministry of Information Technology

All Members of Advisory Committee

All HOGs/HOWs/HODs, MIT

DG, NIC

Copy for Information:

Cabinet Secretary