CGNet is a group of people who are working in the Central Gondwana region to promote community participation in development. The means that CGNet aims to employ to this end are community empowerment through information. Conventional media is frequently unsuited for use as a tool of community information exchange, due to commercial concerns. To overcome this, CGNet decided to use the Internet as a medium for communication. The CGNet website is one of the first ever community sites in Hindi. It provides a cheap and freely accessible method of sharing information among the members of the community. CGNet initially planned the website as an ePanchayatGhar, for members of the community to discuss community issues, voice their concerns and plan for the development of the community as a whole. The website's content is classified under a number of categories such as Agriculture, Media, Forestry, Minerals, Education etc. Each of these categories is semi-independently managed. With the success of the website and the positive response from the community, CGNet perceives a need to expand the structure and scope of their work. CGNet aims to establish a shadow cabinet in Central Gondwana with the purpose of people empowerment and building community participation in development of the state. Such a community would require a means of efficient communication, in order to ensure that relevant information is shared across the community.

CGNet is also the pioneer organization behind the CGNet Swara project, which enables community media and content over mass market mobile phones.