The government of Rajasthan has launched the Chief Minister Digital Seva Yojana under which women heads of 13.5 million families enrolled in the Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme will be given smartphones with internet connectivity for three years.
According to officials, three major telecom companies have shown interest in the scheme. The technical bids for the project, whose total cost is Rs 120 billion, were opened on August 17, 2022. A high-level committee will take a decision on the bidders after evaluation in August 2022.
Rajcomp, a state-owned company, is responsible for project implementation. The project includes the cost of mobile phones, three years of internet, and other services. The given mobile will support a two-SIM feature and one SIM will already come activated in its primary slot, which cannot be changed.
