Government announces preparation for the implementation phase of Special Campaign 6.

The central ministries and related departments have finalized preparations for the implementation phase of Special Campaign 6. This campaign, announced last year under the National Development Plan, focuses on expanding access to health services, strengthening digital literacy in urban and rural areas, and improving basic infrastructure. Key tasks in this phase include establishing telemedicine facilities at primary health centers, providing high‑speed internet connections to rural schools, and strengthening digital payment systems for small and medium enterprises. The ministry said coordination has been undertaken with individual state governments for this phase, and each state has been instructed to set targets according to its own implementation plan.

To ensure the program’s success, a centralized monitoring unit has been formed to collect real‑time data and assess progress. A special budget has been allocated to provide financial and technical assistance to this unit, available with an additional 15 percent increase over the previous fiscal year’s budget. Experts believe that if implementation proceeds as planned, improvements of up to 20 percent in health‑service reach and 30 percent in digital literacy could be achieved within the next two years. The government has appealed to all relevant agencies for cooperation and stated that through this campaign, the sustainable development goals…