Introduction
Drishtee is an organizational platform for developing IT enabled services to rural masses through a kiosk based revenue model. The services it enables include access to government programs and benefits, market related information, and private information exchanges and transactions. Using a tiered franchise and partnership model, Drishtee is capable of enabling the creation of approximately 50,000 Information Kiosks all over India within a span of six years. These kiosks would potentially serve a market of 500 million people, with aggregate discretionary purchasing power of Rs. 100 billion (Rs. 10,000 crores). In less than two years, Drishtee has successfully demonstrated its concept in over 300 kiosks across six Indian states.
Connectivity
Dial up connections and in some cases optic fibre connections and cellular connections are being considered.
Benefits
- It has tie ups with financial institutions and others to provide financial support and content.
Costs
Cost of setting up a kiosk with internet connection provided is around 65000 Rs.
Support
It has a comprehensive support system with number of offices in various cities.
Areas Covered
Haryana, Punjab, MP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu and Assam. Planned in uttaranchal, UP, andhra pradesh, HP, Orissa, punjab.