new delhi it looks like india is set to bridge the digital divide much earlier than expected the successful introduction of personal computers at a price of rs 10000 or below has made it within the reach of virtually everyone and that in turn has poised the country for a digital revolutionthe digital divide the gap in it access between rich and poor was expected to create a new category of haves and havenots but the rs 10000computer in india is bridging the divide companies like xenitis encore software and celetronix are pushing prices downthe pc is getting divided into many uses and user segments from kids to housewives it has become absolutely necessary for commerce school projects writing letters and so on said shantanu ghosh chairman of xenitis he said local brands would have to cater to this opportunityxenitis launched a rs 10000pc is west bengal called aamar pc its success was resounding it has now taken its pc to the hindi heartland calling it apna pc to maharashtra by the name of aamchi pc and to the south as well and xenitis isnt the only oneon tuesday science technology minister kapil sibal launched an affordable mobile desktop computer mobilis this too would for about rs 10000 if mobilis reaches volumes of 50000the pc is increasingly being required in schools colleges shops by accountants lawyers housewives virtually anyone who is educated and the cheap pc is within reach of all these people if price point is around rs 10000 and easy finance is availablesaid vinnie mehta ed of mait indias hardware lobby easy financing will encourage people to buy pcs there are rules in government organisations for instance where only officials at relatively senior levels get the benefit of finance actually it should be ensured that people below a certain level get the incentivethese experts say that access to computers that have broadband internet are necessary to spread healthcare education and economic prosperity to smaller towns and villages to get there you need lowcost pcs they cite the example of tvs and more recently mobile handsets the spread of each accelerated only after prices dropped below rs 10000unfolding a roadmap it minister dayanidhi maran had said rs 9999 would be price point that would ramp up low pc penetration