Making one person in every family digitally literate is one of the integral components of the Prime Minister's vision of "Digital India".
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan (PMGDISHA) is
the scheme to make six crore persons in rural areas, across States/UTs,
digitally literate, reaching to around 40% of rural households by
covering one member from every eligible household by 31st March, 2019.
The Scheme would
empower the citizens in rural areas by training them to operate computer
or digital access devices (like tablets, smart phones etc.), send and
receive e-mails, browse Internet, access Government services, search for
information, undertake digital payment etc. and hence enable them to
use the Information Technology and related applications especially
Digital Payments to actively participate in the process of nation
building.
Website: https://www.pmgdisha.in/
Guidelines (Telugu): Click here
VLE Manuals, Guidelines and Banners: Click here
Affidavit for Training Centres: Click here
Eligibility Criteria: Nominated digitally illiterate person from every eligible rural household.
Age: 14 to 60 years
Course Name: Appreciation of Digital Literacy
Course Duration: 20 Hours (Minimum 10 Days and Maximum 30 Days)
Medium of Instruction: Official Languages of India
Fee: NIL
Place of Learning: The
eligible households can nominate one person from their family. The
selected person to get themselves enrolled under this programme in a
nearest Training Centre/ Common Service Centre (CSC).
Evaluation: Independent
external evaluation will be conducted by a National level certifying
agency like NIELIT, NIOS, IGNOU, HKCL, ICTACT, NIESBUD etc.
