PMGDISHA

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.