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Under which plan was the State Data Centre (SDC) initiative formed?

ANational Health Mission (NHM)

BNational e-Governance Plan (NeGP)

CNational Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)

DNational Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM)

Answer:

B. National e-Governance Plan (NeGP)

Read Explanation:

SDCs serve as the backbone infrastructure for delivering e-Governance services in India. They were formed under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), which was launched in 2006 by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India.

The primary objective of the SDC initiative was to provide a secure and centralized facility for states to host their various applications and data, ensuring efficient electronic delivery of government services to citizens (G2C), businesses (G2B), and government agencies (G2G).


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