Scindia inaugurates country's first Samriddhi Kendra phygital service centre at Umri, Guna
Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the first Samriddhi Kendra, an integrated 'phygital' service centre, at Umri village in Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, under the DoT's Samriddh Gram pilot.
Summary
Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the Samriddhi Kendra, an integrated phygital (physical plus digital) service centre, at Umri village in Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, on 14 March 2026, the date set in the Ministry's announcement. The centre is part of the Samriddh Gram Phygital Services Pilot Initiative of the Department of Telecommunications, implemented with the Digital Empowerment Foundation, and uses BharatNet broadband to bring healthcare, education, skilling, agriculture, financial and e-governance services under one roof. Scindia said villagers would get on-site diagnostics, tele-consultation with doctors and blood test reports in under 30 minutes, and farmers would get real-time data on soil moisture, nutrients and crop health. PTI described it as the country's first Samriddhi Centre.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 14 March 2026, Umri village, Guna district, MP
- Initiative
- Samriddh Gram Phygital Services Pilot, Department of Telecommunications
- Partner
- Digital Empowerment Foundation
- Backbone
- BharatNet broadband
- Services
- Health, education, skilling, agriculture, finance, e-governance
- Health
- Blood test reports in under 30 minutes; tele-consultation
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The first Samriddhi Kendra under the DoT's Samriddh Gram Phygital Services pilot was inaugurated in which village?
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Correct answer: D — Umri, Guna (Madhya Pradesh)
Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the Samriddhi Kendra at Umri village in Guna district, Madhya Pradesh.
The Samriddhi Kendra at Umri delivers integrated services mainly by leveraging broadband created under:
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Correct answer: A — BharatNet
The initiative uses high-speed broadband infrastructure created under BharatNet to deliver citizen-centric services in rural areas.