Ahmedabad: When Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, he introduced a development model that would later transform the entire nation.

At the heart of this transformation lies the ‘Digital India’ campaign, inspired by the vision behind the e-Gram Vishwagram project initiated during his tenure as Gujarat’s Chief Minister.

On January 23, 2009, he launched the e-Gram Vishwagram scheme, connecting more than 13,000 village panchayats in Gujarat through broadband connectivity.

This initiative played a pivotal role in changing the landscape of rural Gujarat, making government services more accessible to villagers through digital means.

Prakash Thakor, Sarpanch of Vadtal Gram Panchayat in Kheda, said that the e-Gram Vishwagram scheme brought revolutionary changes in accessing digita

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