The Commonwealth Express Train showcasing achievements by Department of Information Technology (DIT) in the field of ICT and e-Governance was launched on 24th June, 2010 and ended its journey on 14th Oct. 2010.
The Commonwealth Express, the exhibition train on the theme of information technology and sports, run jointly by DIT, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), Ministry of Railways was flagged off on 24th June 2010. It ended its journey on 14th October 2010, covering 49 unique halts across the nation.
In the train, the IT part was exhibited in 6 coaches by DIT and the sports part was exhibited in 5 coaches by RSPB. DIT exhibited and demonstrated capability in general, the work done in the country in the area of information and communications technology, and the initiatives carried out by the DIT affiliated entities in the fields of e-governance, infrastructure, technology relevant to rural India, language interfacing technology etc. At the end of the journey, the cumulative football (visitor count) for about 100 days of exhibition was approximately 7.35 lakhs.
The cost incurred for Commonwealth Express Train by DIT is Rs 3,77,26,899/-.
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