Lenovo India has supplied 110 tablets to the Maharashtra Government to provide technology for the first phase of The Village Social Transformation Mission.
Lenovo tablets are expected to improve technology based efficiencies in Health, Education, Water Conservation and Irrigation programs.
The initiative, announced by chief minister in August 2016, aims to transform 1000 villages affected by drought or social challenges into model villages by 2018.
Rural development fellows, who have been hired to take the mission forward, will use Lenovo tablets during the first phase that will cover 100 villages in Aurangabad, Nagpur and Wardha districts.
The Chief Minister’s Fellowship members will own the social transformation and will work with the local Government (Gram Panchyats) and Corporates/NGOs and the State Government.
“We believe that technology implementation at the grass root level is the key to a successful transformation story of our country. The initiative by the state government is a step in the right direction to meet the goal of self-sustainable development and empowering the citizens by technology,” said Rahul Agarwal, MD and CEO of Lenovo India.
