Your Host - Sandeep Kumar Sehgal, Kolakham (Village Level Entrepreneur)

Sandeep Kumar Sehgal is a Certified Village Level Entreprenuer TEC1300818704 under the Digital India Program of the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY), Government of India. Sandeep completed his certification in Telecentre Entrepreneur Course (TEC) designed by CSC Academy and reputed ISB (International School of Business) and is trained about various services provided by Common Services Centre (CSC). Sandeep holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from prestigious Panjab University, Chandigarh and is FCMA (Fellowship Certified Management Accountant) from ICWAI, Kolkatta besides holding CISA (Certified Information System Auditor) from ISACA, United States (an international professional association focused on IT governance).

Sandeep founded several entrepreneurship ventures in the last few years post his early retirement from work and carry immense experience gained through working in several countries in Africa, Middle East and South East Asia. Sandeep took early retirement from the position of Director - Risk Advisory Services in PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) which is a multinational professional services network of firms, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. PwC ranks as the second-largest professional services network in the world and is one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG. His below linkedin professional profile carries recommendations and endorsements from global professional leaders.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeepsehgal1/

Sandeep has worked closely with senior managements and promoters in reputed business houses like Godrej, Electrolux, Idea, Reliance, Tata, Bharti Enterprises (Airtel), BPL etc and won appreciation from top management for his professional work. Sandeep has grown from rank of Assistant Manager to Group Director – RAFM and Financial Systems overseeing 17 countries in Africa. Numerous appreciation letters have been bestowed upon Sandeep by the promoters and senior management leaders of top multinational corporates.

Sandeep shares the vision areas of Digital India Program particularly the citizens of Rural India and aims at setting up an Information & Communication Technology (ICT) based Centre, so that local community of Kolakham may be served with digital technology.

• Digital infrastructure as Utility to Every Citizen
• Governance and services on demand
• Digital empowerment of citizens

Sandeep has chosen, Kolakham, a remote village in the state of West Bangal, around 108 km from SILIGURI 15 kms from LAVA This charming village offers majestic views of Mt. Kanchenjunga and is a scenic Himalayan habitat of 80 odd Nepali Rai families, adjacent to Neora Valley National Park. Naturalist Rais lead a ‘simple lifestyle harmonized with wildlife. It’s frequently visited by nature loving tourists mostly birding enthusiasts as birds here are relatively unafraid of birdwatchers and photographers due to their feeling of security. Sandeep aims being the access point for delivery of various electronic services to locals of Kolakham, thereby contributing to development of a digitally and financially inclusive society. More than being a mere service delivery point in Kolakham and nearby villages, Sandeep aims to be a change agent, promoting rural entrepreneurship and building rural capacities and livelihoods. He is a natural enabler of community participation and collective with key focus on the local citizens. He works with CSC enabler banks to deliver various banking and financial services, Government to Citizens (G2C services) and Business to Citizens (B2C services). Sandeep is a supporter of renewable energy and passionate about Skill Development.

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