Lehandajan

Anantnag · Dachnipora

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Citizens Digitally Empowered

15.8K+

Services Delivered

How This Centre Works

The Smartpur Centre operates through a collaborative, community-driven model designed to strengthen local capacities through digital learning, education support and livelihood-focused interventions.

• District Coordinator: Leads community mobilization and needs assessments, and builds strategic linkages with banks, government departments and partner organizations. • Computer Academic Instructor (CAI): Delivers digital literacy training and practical computer education for students and community members. • Centre Facilitator: Manages day-to-day centre operations, supports financial inclusion initiatives, and facilitates access to citizen services and public governance support.

Facilitated By

Aasif Imran Shah

The Centre Facilitator is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Smartpur Centre, delivering digital and governance services, assisting beneficiaries in accessing government schemes and online services, coordinating centre activities, maintaining records, supporting programme implementation and ensuring smooth service delivery to the community.

Aasif Imran Shah’s odyssey exemplifies his unrelenting passion for digital empowerment and community upliftment in the hinterlands of Panchayat Halqa Lehandajan in Anantnag. Blending his technical prowess in Civil Engineering and Computer Engineering, he’s spearheaded transformative initiatives as a Centre Facilitator with NOKIA Smartpur, touching lives in far-flung villages and high-reach hamlets. His rich experience as an educator has honed his ability to connect with people, fostering digital literacy and inclusivity. Aasif’s tireless efforts have yielded remarkable outcomes, earning him accolades from the government like Back to Village, ITR filing campaigns and others cementing his reputation as a champion of rural transformation through technology and community engagement.

Our Initiatives Transforming Lives

Livelihood Training and Capacity Building for Women and Girls

A Livelihood Training Programme on Cutting and Tailoring was organized at Lehandajan in collaboration with KVK–Anantnag. The programme aimed to equip women and girls with practical tailoring skills, promoting self-employment and sustainable livelihood opportunities.

Community Context

Who we serve

At Smartpur Centres, we serve diverse beneficiaries through the delivery of essential services, digital literacy programs for children, combined awareness and financial literacy camps and skill-based training for men and women. We further provide home-visit support services to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). Our interventions also reach a significant proportion of the Scheduled Tribe population.

Challenges addressed

• Inclusive Identity Verification: Deployment of advanced IRIS scanner technology across Smartpur centres provided a secure, bypass-free solution for Aadhaar authentication, banking and access control, ensuring zero exclusion for individuals with indistinct fingerprints. • Operational Resilience: All Smartpur hubs were equipped with robust 24/7 power backup facilities to ensure uninterrupted functionality of digital tools, internet connectivity and center systems despite external grid failures. • Digital Literacy Gaps: Introduction of completely free-of-cost Digital Literacy classes and specialized training courses with flexible timing models enabled youth and elderly learners to balance coursework with academic and livelihood commitments, thereby expanding access to digital skills.

Insights

Key Learnings

01Community ownership and mobilization improve programme uptake.
02One-roof integrated services reduce access barriers in remote areas.
03Strong partnerships with departments and institutions ensure timely delivery.
04Digital and financial literacy build self-reliance and better livelihoods.
05Context-specific planning increases relevance and impact.
06Continuous engagement is key to long-term sustainability.