The centre has cleared a Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 30 billion) state-wide area network project under the national e-governance plan in government-to-business and government to citizens domains, Rajeeva Ratna Shah, member secretary, Planning Commission said on Tuesday.

SWAN, an e-governance initiative that aims to deliver official services to citizens through the electronic route, is part of the 25 mission-mode projects approved by the government, he said at Nasscom India ITES-BPO strategy summit in Bangalore.

Under SWAN, the government envisages to connect government- to- government establishments through the Internet with speeds not less than 2mbps and then connect the state administration with users in block levels.

Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have already submitted their proposals to the government to implement the project. Shah said there was also a proposal to provide unique ID number to every citizen and all businesses in the country.