Government is working on project like national optical fibre network (NOFN) that will take broadband connectivity to all panchayat level so that people in village have access to informations, Pitroda said at an ICRIER event here.
"Government is spending about Rs 100 thousand crore for democratisation of information. When I see debates on TV about corruption and other issue, nobody talks about it," he said.
He said that government took measures to increase transparency through e-governance and sharing information openly for public use over internet.
"We need to democratise information because poverty is directly connected to poverty of information. For this we are doing several things. Laying network of optical fibre to connect universities, libraries to improve access to information and knowledge," he said.
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Pitroda said that transparency will increase once people have means to connect and access information.
"For this government has started e-governance project. People at present don't have information. If I want to know about pension payment, many people don't know. It should be available online," he said.
Pitroda said Indians in silicon valley have understanding of latest technology and there is need to connect with them to develop India as technology and manufacturing hub.