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NIELIT Leh: Relevance

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Development in Leh: Context

• Recently, Ministry of Electronics & IT inaugurated National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) Centre Leh, Extension Centre Kargil and IT Enabled Incubation Centre for Handicraft and Handloom Sector.

 

 

NIELIT: Key points

• NIELIT Leh has been made an independent centre which would play a very important role to augment IT enablement in the youngest UT of the country.
• The minister has emphasized that NIELIT Leh, apart from offering its normal courses, has contributed towards to Digital Literacy of the UT of Ladakh.
• He opined that the local artisans working in the Wood and Handloom industry after getting hands on training at IT Enabled Incubation Centre would benefit hugely by learning the digital marketing, entrepreneurship and packaging skills.
• Through this initiative their art would not be restricted to local market but could make inroads in the Global market.

 

 

Development in Leh and Ladakh

• The Ministry has informed that after the abrogation of Article 370 and the formation of new UT, the path of development in this area has opened manifolds.
• Any proposal related to IT Education, Training, Incubation for the development of UT of Ladakh will be approved immediately by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
• He also complimented NIELIT for starting the Leh and Kargil Centres and setting of IT Enabled Incubation Centre in record time which needs to be scaled up at faster pace.
• The minister further elaborated that the whole of UT of Ladakh would be covered by mobile connectivity.
• He also emphasized that rail connectivity to Leh is of utmost importance for long term sustainable development of UT of Ladakh. Many options are being evaluated and govt of India is hopeful that with the continuous effort all stakeholders, it would become a reality very soon.

 

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