Intel Making Tablet Solutions For Jan Dhan Yojana

He said devices penetration will provide the necessary impetus to digital literacy drive in the country. "It's increasing rapidly and that will provide the push."

With the aim to turn the country into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy, the government has envisaged Rs.1 lakh crore Digital India project.

"There will be a lot of first time users in the rural India who have not seen technology but now they can see the benefits of technology," he said.

Intel along with The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) had launched the National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) in August 2012 bringing together several players from the ecosystem on the same platform to work towards a common goal of accelerating digital literacy in India.

"We have trained two million people in two years in digital literacy and a majority are in the rural areas," Tadigadapa said.

Regarding the purchasing capacity of devices by the people in the hinterland, he said: "Affordability is not much of an issue. Devices are available at various prices. Tablets at around $100 are also available in India."

"India will be one of the top three markets in terms of devices very soon due to sheer amount of population. India is among the top five now."

Though India has excelled in software services, presence of hardware manufacturing is zilch in the country. "We strongly feel that environment has to be created. We do strongly believe in a robust domestic ecosystem for the hardware including the manufacturing. We do speak with the government and share our experience of working with other countries," he said.

"Once we have more hardware manufacturing there will be more efficiency in the cost structure. It will also provide the much needed relief on the forex," Tadigadapa added.

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