: The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation has been selected for Digital India Award instituted by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
The corporation will receive the Digital India Silver Award in the category of "Most Innovative Citizen Engagement" and also installing and implementing free WiFi Scheme in its various offices.
The award,to be presented by Union I& T minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, will be received by Corporation Commissioner and Special Officer, Dr Vijay Karthikeyan at a function at Delhi on December 19, official sources said.
The award was instituted for leveraging use of Information and Communication Technology to solicit active engagement of public in the process of governance.
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