USOF - Gender based Schemes

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Gender based Schemes

In recognition of the requirements of Gender Responsive Budgeting, preferential allocation of broadband connections to women’s SHGs has been incorporated in the USOF Wire Line Broadband Scheme. Further, a special scheme for provisions of broadband enabled Rural Public Service Terminals to SHGs has been incorporated in the Fund’s activities. These terminals will enable SHGs to provide banking, financial services and other broadband enabled Value Added Services (VAS) to the rural population.


Sanchar Shakti

	In addition, USOF intends to initiate a series of pilots aimed at empowerment of women through mobile VAS and ICT related skills. The focus of activity shall be women’s SHGs. Seven projects have been accepted by competent authority for signing of MoU for Proof of Concept.

A. Concept Paper

B. Presentation

C. Archives of Scheme Activities

D. Details of Mobile VAS Projects ^New

S. No	Name of Service Provider/VAS Provider	State (District)	Copy of MoU
1	Tata Tele Services Limited	Uttar Pradesh (Gautam Buddha Nagar)	Copy of MoU Amendement
2	Sasken Communication Technologies Limited	Tamil Nadu (Kanyakumari and Coimbatore), Kerala (Thrissur)	Copy of MoU Amendement
3	Reuters Market Light	Maharashtra (Pune)	Copy of MoU Amendement
4	Reuters Market Light	Uttarakhand (Almora, Bageshwar, Tehri, Uttarkashi and Chamoli)	Copy of MoU Amendement
5	Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Private Limited	Tamil Nadu (Vellore and Thiruvannamalai)	Copy of MoU
6	Videocon Telecommunications Limited	Tamil Nadu (Cuddolore, Thanjavur, Puddukotai, and Dindigul) and Puduchchery (Puduchchery)	Copy of MoU
7	Vodafone Essar South Limited	Andhra Pradesh (Warangal and Rangareddy)	Copy of MoU Amendement
8	Bharti Hexacom Limited	Rajasthan (Ajmer)	Copy of MoU
9	Reuters Market Light	Maharashtra (Amravati)	Copy of MoU Amendement

E. Launch of Sanchar Shakti on 07.03.2011 by Hon'ble MoC&IT in the august presence of Her Excellency the President of India ^New

F. Sanchar Shakti FAQs. ^New

UPDATES
^New Her Excellency the President of India graces the launch of "Sanchar Shakti," DoT-USOF Scheme for Mobile VAS & ICT Related Livelihood Skills for SHGs in Rural India. Hon'ble MoC&IT releases the book on scheme and present first copy to Her Excellency. More info
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