Arunachal Pradesh Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Ojing Tasing announced the state government's plan to introduce a digital governance system with a local language interface to help people in rural areas better understand government schemes.
The proposed system will include digital screens in villages, trained panchayat leaders to operate them, and a comprehensive online system to monitor administrative functioning at the grassroots level.
The initiative aims to address the issue of many people in the state not understanding English or Hindi properly, with 26 major tribes in Arunachal Pradesh.
The system may use the Roman script to represent local languages, and detailed information about government staffers, including transfers and contractual postings, will be made available online.
The minister said the initiative is part of the broader push towards strengthening devolution of power to panchayats, and the government is focusing on educating villagers about the benefits of various schemes.
