Thengphakhri Digital Empowerment Program is an initiative of the Govt. of Bodoland Territory Region (BTR). Under the initiative, 420 women 'Champions' - one per VCDC - will be recruited in the 420 Village Council Development Committees (VCDCs) in the BTR. The Champions will be engaged for two years (24 months) in their respective VCDCs. A confluence of the concept of Women’s Empowerment and leadership and the need to deepen digital governance at the grassroots level for a Smart Bodoland, this program envisages that the Thengphakri Champions will work with the local governance ecosystem to improve service delivery, provide better access to information of new initiatives of government at the grassroots level, ascertain implementation of schemes & programmes and to collate feedback and felt-needs for future planning. Besides helping ASHAs, Anganwadi Workers, ANMs and members of CLFs/ VOs/ SHGs, they will also work directly with community members to reduce the digital divide among rural people. The Govt. of BTR will support the champions through digital devices and build their capacity to train and assist others at VCDC and village levels. The overarching goal is to promote women’s empowerment, foster socio-economic growth, strengthen grassroots governance, and bridge the gap between planners and beneficiaries within the BTR region.

The idea is to promote people's participation at the grassroots level in making development plans with the support of all stakeholders by utilising the benefits of digital technology. Strengthening the grassroots ecosystem plays a pivotal role in eradicating poverty and improvement of quality of life. As part of its plan to strengthen grassroots governance and democracy, to make VCDCs more effective, the Government of BTR has come up with the 'Thengphakri Digital Empowerment Program'