E-Sampark Explained

e-Sampark
Country:	India
Primeminister:	Narendra Damodardas Modi
Key People:	Ravi Shankar Prasad, P. P. Chaudhary
Ministry:	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Current Status:	Active

e-Sampark is a mechanism used by the Government of India to contact citizens electronically and is a part of the Digital India campaign. The name is derived from the Hindi word sampark meaning contact.^[1]

The main features are:^[2]

• sending informational and public service messages via e-mails, SMSs and outbound dialing
• usage of the customised user lists
• SMSs can be sent via the smartphone application
• option to subscribe to the e-Sampark database by individuals, etc.

See also

• Digital India
• Digital literacy
• National e-Governance Plan

External links

• e-Sampark website
• Digital India website

Notes and References

1. Web site: e-Sampark. 20 March 2017.
2. Web site: Features. 20 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170321082722/https://sampark.gov.in/features.html. 21 March 2017. dead.