Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)Government of India
Pradhan Mantri GraMin disha
(A unique initiAtive for DigitAl literAcy in rurAl inDiA)
DigitAl inDiA is our DreAm for the nAtion. When i sAy “DigitAl inDiA” it is not meAnt for the rich but for those Who Are poor.
the scheme Aims to empoWer rurAl citizens With informAtion, knoWleDge, AnD skills AnD enAble them to Actively pArticipAte in governAnce.
the scheme is specificAlly tArgeteD At the rurAl populAtion , incluDing the mArginAliseD section of society AnD is AimeD At ADDressing the DigitAl DiviDe
Hon’ble Prime Minister
SHri NareNdra Modi
Hon’ble Minister
SHri ravi SHaNkar PraSad
Hon’ble Minister of State for Law and Justice
P. P. CHoudHary
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national diGital literacy Mission
introductionNational Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in
August 2014 to provide basic digital literacy to 10 lakh persons. Subsequently, in December 2014, a new scheme
‘Digital Saksharta Abhiyan’ (DISHA) was approved by the Ministry of Electronics & ITS (MeitY) with a target to
train additional 42.5 lakh persons over a period of four years. Both these schemes were implemented concurrently
by CSC e-Governance Services India Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle (CSC-SPV) (a public limited company set
up under the Companies Act, 1956). The cumulative target of providing digital literacy to 52.5 lakh duly certified
beneficiaries has been achieved in December 2016, much ahead of the proposed timeline of December 2018.
Following the successful implementation of NDLM/DISHA schemes, the Hon’ble Finance Minister, while presenting
the Union Budget 2016-17, launched a new Digital Literacy mission for rural india. It inter-alia stated:
“We need to derive greater benefit from our demographic advantage. We need to spread digital literacy in rural
India. Of the 16.8 crore rural households, as many as 12 crore households do not have computers and are unlikely to
have digitally literate persons. We have already approved two Schemes to promote digital literacy: National Digital
Literacy Mission and Digital Saksharta Abhiyan. We now plan to launch a new Digital Literacy Mission Scheme for
rural India to cover around 6 crore additional households within the next three years.
Pradhan Mantri Gramin digital Saksharta abhiyaan (PMGdiSHa) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan (PMGDISHA) has been initiated in line with the announcement
made by Hon’ble Finance Minister during the union budget 2016-17 to provide digital literacy specifically in rural
areas. PMGDISHA was approved by the government in February 2017. PMGDISHA would cover 6 crore persons, one
member from every eligible household across all Gram Panchyats in States/UTs, and make them digitally literate.
The objective of the scheme is to 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, etc. and hence enable them to use the Information Technology to actively
participate in the process of nation building.
The Scheme aims to bridge the digital divide, specifically targeting the rural population including the marginalised
sections of society like Scheduled Castes (SC) / Scheduled Tribes (ST), Minorities, Below Poverty Line (BPL), women
and differently-abled persons
implementing agency The scheme will be implemented by CSC e-Governance Services India Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
incorporated under the Companies Act 1956, (herein after referred to as ‘CSC-SPV’) with active collaboration of all
the State Governments and UT Administrations.
duration The Scheme duration would be till 31st March, 2019.
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Target Beneficiaries One person from every eligible rural household would be trained in Digital Literacy relevant to their needs across
all States/ UTs. The target group would be in the age group of 14-60 years. In order to provide better representation
to socially and economically marginalized communities, due preference would be given to SC, ST, BPL, Minorities,
women and differently-abled persons. Priority would be given to non-smartphone users, Antyodaya households,
college drop-outs, participants of the adult literacy mission etc.
Coverage of scheme The scheme is applicable only for rural areas of the country. To ensure even geographical coverage across the
country, a Gram Panchayat centric approach would be adopted with targets being assigned and monitored for each
of the 2.50 lakh Gram Panchayats.
implementation framework MeitY would provide suitable policy support and would monitor the progress of the scheme at the Central level. The
CSC-SPV will work in active collaboration with the State Government/UT Administration for smooth implementation
of the Scheme in their respective State/UT. District e-Governance Society (DeGS) under the District Magistrate/
District Collector would play a key role towards the last mile implementation and monitoring of PMGDISHA Scheme.
The implementation of the Scheme at the ground level would be done through the involvement of Training partners/
Centres including CSCs duly affiliated with the CSC-SPV.
The Scheme will be implemented by using the affiliated Training Partners/Training Centres as was done in NDLM/
DISHA schemes. Efforts would be made to increase the number of training partners to around 2500 and the Training
Centres (including CSCs) to about 2.5 Lakhs spread across the country.
role of a Training Partner• A training partner shall be responsible to own or set up the Training Centres in the identified Districts/ Blocks/
Gram Panchayats that would impart digital literacy training to the candidates.
• A training partner shall be responsible for ensuring that the training centres adhere to the scheme requirements.
• A training partner shall be accountable for monitoring the overall working of the centres under its purview.
• A training partner shall be liable for accurate and timely reporting of the aforementioned work ascribed in respect
of its Centres
• Detailed Norms for the Training Partners shall be as per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) published by CSC-
SPV.
The Training Partners shall set up the Training Centres in the selected Gram Panchayats with the appropriate
manpower and requisite infrastructure. They are required to meet the following criteria:
role of Training Centres• Enrolling the candidates for the course
• Imparting appropriate training to candidates
• Marking the attendance and conducting continuous assessment using the Online Monitoring Application-cum-
Learning Management System
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• Keeping a record of all candidates enrolled in the course, certifying their attendance and ensuring that the
candidates appear for the online examination.
• Training centre shall provide support and assistance for at least two years after the training is over.
• Ensuring achievement of learning outcomes for each candidate.
digital Literacy Training Content The course ‘Appreciation of Digital Literacy’ has been developed with the aim of making a person IT literate, whereby
he can operate a computer/ digital access devices (like smart phone, tablets, etc.), send and receive emails and
search Internet for information.
The curriculum was developed in 2014 in consultation with various agencies like UNESCO, NASSCOM, Intel,IGNOU,
NIELIT, National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS),Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), IT for Change,
Open Knowledge Network India, and Digital Empowerment Foundation.
As the thrust of the government is on promoting cashless transactions through mobile phones , the course content
would also have emphasis on digital payment system like digital wallets, mobile banking , UPI, USSD and AEPS,
POS etc. Top citizen centric services are also included in the curriculum namely : District Services- Caste, Resident,
Income certificate, UIDAI/Services, Banking, Pan card, IRCTC- Railway,Insurance,Telephone/data card Recharge,
Aadhaar/Election printing, Electricity bill payment and, Passport
Learning outcome: Digitally literate person should be able to appreciate the role of digital technology in everyday,
social life and at work.
Course duration: 20 Hours (minimum 10 Days and maximum 30 Days)
Broad Content outline:
Module Name Learning Hours
1 Introduction to Digital Devices 2
2 Operating Digital Devices 4
3 Introduction to the Internet 2
4 Communications using the Internet 6
5
Application of the Internet ( includes Citizen centric services anduse of mobiles for undertaking cashless transactions)Applications of Internet 6
Total 20 hours
New content of PMGDISHA is available at https://www.pmgdisha.in/iecmaterial
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Broader view and learning objectives of the content
No. Module Name Learning objectives
1 introduction to digital devices
Computer• What is a Computer?• How a Computer Works?• Operate the various components of Computer
including Central Processing Unit (CPU), Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Printer, etc.
Mobile Phone• What is a mobile phone?• How a mobile phone works?• Operate the various components of a mobile
phone including charger, data cable, memory card, earphones, etc.
Tablet• What is a tablet?• How a tablet works?• Operate the elements of tablet including charger,
data cable, memory card, earphones, etc.
By end of this module, learner will be able to:
Computer• Turn on a computer• Explain how a computer works• Identify and use various components of a
computer
Mobile Phone• Switch on/ off a mobile phone• Explain how a mobile phone works• Identify and use various components of a mobile
phone
Tablet • Switch on/ off a tablet• Explain how a tablet works• Identify and use various components of a tablet
2 operating digital devices
Computer• Basics of Operating System (Linux and Windows)• Using a GUI based Operating System (task bar,
icons, menu, running an application, use the menu, resize a window, minimize a window, maximize a window, move a window, locate programmes in Start menu, using the scrollbar, etc.)
• Logging-in, locating a file, opening a file, printing a document, storing a file with proper extension, creating a folder/ sub-folder in a volume on hard disk and desktop, shifting files from one folder to another, shutting down the computer.
Mobile Phone• Basics of mobile operating system• Making a call, receiving a call, sending and
receiving messages.• Using other features of mobile phone
Tablet• Basics of Operating System (Android and Windows)• Operating a tablet using an Operating System
(use the menu, run an application, resize a window, minimize a window, maximize a window, move a window, etc.)
• Logging-in, locating a file, opening a file, storing a file, operate the camera, watch a video, read a book, etc.
• Making a call, receiving a call, sending and receiving messages (if call facility is available).
By the end of this module, learner will be able to:
Computer• Explain the use of operating system• Identify and use various functions of an operating
system • Create/ Open/ Save a file, folder and sub-folder
Mobile Phone• Explain the use of mobile operating system• Make call/ receive call and send message/receive
message• Use other mobile phone features including
contact book, call history, radio, calculator, etc.
Tablet • Explain the use of operating system• Operate the tablet and its applications• Use the camera and other features including
watching a video, read a book, etc. • Make/receive calls
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3 introduction to the internet• Connecting to the Internet• World Wide Web• Web Browsers• Search Engines• Surfing the Web
By the end of this module, learner will be able to:• Explain various ways of connecting to the Internet• Explain world wide web• Use web browsers for accessing the Internet• Demonstrate the use of search engines• Identify information of interest
4 Communications using the internet• Basics of e-Mail • Using e-Mail features• Instant Messaging and Collaborating using
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
By the end of this module, learner will be able to:• Explain the importance of e-Mail• Create an e-Mail id and access the various
features of e-Mail• Use VoIP for instant messaging
5 applications of internet
• Access livelihood related information• Make utility bill payments• Book train and bus tickets• Access various government information and
schemes• Using social media
By the end of this module, learner will be able to use few of the following internet applications:• Search for education, career and job related
information; Search for weather forecast, fishing zone, market price, government schemes, farming equipments, etc.
• Make utility bill payment online (electricity, mobile, water bills)
• Book train and bus tickets online• Locate various government information and
schemes• Explain the process of accessing various
Government Schemes.• Carry out at least 5 cashless transactions using• digital financial tools (USSD/ UPI/ eWallet/ AEPS/
Card/ PoS),Promote Digital Payments• Use Digital Locker• Use online citizen centric services• Appreciate the role of digital technology in
everyday life, in social life and at work
indicative State/uT-Wise Targets for digital LiteracyS.No. States/uTs Target
1 Uttar Pradesh 11171000
2 Bihar 6630000
3 West Bengal 4481000
4 Maharashtra 4433000
5 Madhya Pradesh 3784000
6 Rajasthan 3712000
7 Karnataka 2705000
8 Tamil Nadu 2679000
9 Orissa 2517000
10 Gujarat 2497000
11 Andhra Pradesh 2028000
12 Telangana 2028000
13 Assam 1929000
14 Jharkhand 1803000
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15 Chhattisgarh 1412000
16 Kerala 1257000
17 Punjab 1247000
18 Haryana 1191000
19 Jammu & Kashmir 658000
20 Uttarakhand 506000
21 Himachal Pradesh 444000
22 Tripura 195000
23 Meghalaya 171000
24 Manipur 137000
25 Nagaland 101000
26 Arunachal Pradesh 77000
27 Goa 40000
28 Mizoram 38000
29 Sikkim 33000
30 NCT of Delhi 30000
31 Puducherry 28000
32 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 18000
33 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 13000
34 Daman & Diu 4000
35 Chandigarh 2000
36 Lakshadweep 1000
Total 60000000
Note: Targets per State/UT may vary depending upon performance
The cities covered under urban agglomerations would be excluded from the Scheme (list enclosed)
List of Cities not to be covered under the Scheme
S.No State Name Name of CityCity Population(as per Census of india 2011)
1 MAHARASHTRA Greater Mumbai (M Corp.) 1,24,78,447
2 NCT OF DELHI DMC (U) (M Corp.) 1,10,07,835
3 KARNATAKA Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) (M Corp.) 84,25,970
4 ANDHRA PRADESH Greater Hyderabad (M Corp.) 68,09,970
5 GUJARAT Ahmadabad (M Corp.) 55,70,585
6 TAMIL NADU Chennai (M Corp.) 46,81,087
7 WEST BENGAL Kolkata (M Corp.) 44,86,679
8 GUJARAT Surat (M Corp.) 44,62,002
9 MAHARASHTRA Pune (M Corp.) 31,15,431
10 RAJASTHAN Jaipur (M Corp.) 30,73,350
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11 UTTAR PRADESH Lucknow (M Corp.) 28,15,601
12 UTTAR PRADESH Kanpur (M Corp.) 27,67,031
13 MAHARASHTRA Nagpur (M Corp.) 24,05,421
14 MADHYA PRADESH Indore (M Corp.) 19,60,631
15 MAHARASHTRA Thane (M Corp.) 18,18,872
16 MADHYA PRADESH Bhopal (M Corp.) 17,95,648
17 ANDHRA PRADESH Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation) (MC) 17,30,320
18 MAHARASHTRA Pimpri-Chinchwad (M Corp.) 17,29,359
19 BIHAR Patna (M Corp.) 16,83,200
20 GUJARAT Vadodara (M Corp.) 16,66,703
21 PUNJAB Ludhiana (M Corp.) 16,13,878
22 UTTAR PRADESH Agra (M Corp.) 15,74,542
23 MAHARASHTRA Nashik (M Corp.) 14,86,973
24 HARYANA Faridabad (M Corp.) 14,04,653
25 UTTAR PRADESH Meerut (M Corp.) 13,09,023
26 GUJARAT Rajkot (M. Corp) 12,86,995
27 MAHARASHTRA Kalyan-Dombivali (M Corp.) 12,46,381
28 MAHARASHTRA Vasai Virar City (M Corp.) 12,21,233
29 UTTAR PRADESH Varanasi (M Corp.) 12,01,815
30 JAMMU & KASHMIR Srinagar (M Corp.) 11,92,792
31 MAHARASHTRA Aurangabad (M Corp.) 11,71,330
32 JHARKHAND Dhanbad (M Corp.) 11,61,561
33 PUNJAB Amritsar (M Corp.) 11,32,761
34 MAHARASHTRA Navi Mumbai (M Corp.) 11,19,477
35 UTTAR PRADESH Allahabad (M Corp.) 11,17,094
36 JHARKHAND Ranchi (M Corp.) 10,73,440
37 WEST BENGAL Haora (M Corp.) 10,72,161
38 TAMIL NADU Coimbatore (M Corp.) 10,61,447
39 MADHYA PRADESH Jabalpur (M Corp.) 10,54,336
40 MADHYA PRADESH Gwalior (M Corp.) 10,53,505
41 ANDHRA PRADESH Vijayawada (M Corp.) 10,48,240
42 RAJASTHAN Jodhpur (M Corp.) 10,33,918
43 TAMIL NADU Madurai (M Corp.) 10,16,885
44 CHHATTISGARH Raipur (M Corp.) 10,10,087
45 RAJASTHAN Kota (M Corp.) 10,01,365
46 ASSAM Guwahati (M Corp.) 9,63,429
47 CHANDIGARH Chandigarh (M Corp.) 9,60,787
48 MAHARASHTRA Solapur (M Corp.) 9,51,118
49 KARNATAKA Hubli-Dharwad *(M Corp.) 9,43,857
50 UTTAR PRADESH Bareilly (M Corp.) 8,98,167
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CSr initiative Effort to spread digital Literacy in the country, CSC-SPV has proposed collaboration with many institutes/ universities
where in an institution will adopt a village /panchayat in the vicinity and work jointly with CSC-SPV to make it 100%
digitally literate. Letter has been sent to 47 Central and 365 State universities across India. Around 18 universities
have shown interest in the initiative.
Here is the list of colleges/universities that have shown interest to be a part of digital literacy mission till date:
S No Name of organisation/universities State
1 Alagappa University Tamilnadu
2 Annasamy Rajammal College of Nursing Tamilnadu
3 Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Co-Operative Management Assam
4 CCS HAU Hisar Haryana
5 DCR University Of Science & Technology, Murthal Haryana
6 Mangalore University Karnataka
7 National Law University_Odisha Odisha
8 Sido Kanhu Murmu University Jharkhand
9 Uttarakhand Open University Uttarakhand
10 Uttarakhand Residential University Uttarakhand
11 APOLLO COLLEGE OF NURSING Tamilnadu
12 Central University of Haryana Haryana
13 CDC Jammu Jammu and Kashmir
14 Assam Agricultural University Assam
15 Bhargava College of Engineering and Technology Jammu and Kashmir
16 Bahona College Assam
17 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Jammu and Kashmir
18 Dibrugarh University Assam
19 Rayalaseema University Andhra Pradesh
CSr Partner – induslnd Bank CSC-SPV and Indusind Bank (IIB) have agreed to collaborate and implement the
PMGDISHA in rural areas. To begin with3 Lakh persons over next two years till 31-
03-2019 will be trained by the partner.
IndusInd Bank, which commenced operations in 1994, caters to the needs of both consumer and corporate customers.
Its technology platform supports multi-channel delivery capabilities. The Bank is a leading provider of commercial,
transactional and electronic banking products and services and caters to the needs of both consumer and corporate
customers. Today, the bank is one of India’s leading private sector banks.
According to the collaboration IIB will be responsible for the following:
• Promote and market PMGDISHA at various forums.
• Consolidate the training efforts towards achieving the objective of training one person in every eligible household.
• Align the training content of IIB with that of PMGDISHA curriculum framework as prescribed by CSC-SPV
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• Mobilize the financial resources and volunteers from IIB.
• Set-up use of CSC-SPV PMGDISHA training centres.
• Monitor and ensure quality delivery of training.
• Create innovative marketing campaigns and assist the promotion of PMGDISHA in various media
registration Status of PMGdiSHa Candidates Registration of beneficiaries, eligible for training under PMGDISHA scheme has been started. As on July, 2017, 2830653
beneficiaries have been registered under the project from the States/UTs of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,
Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
The State-wise overall position of Enrolled, Trained and Certified beneficiaries is shown in the chart below:-
The highest number of candidates registered for the month of July are from Uttar Pradesh followed by Chhattisgarh,
Odisha, Haryana and Rajasthan. The graph below provides the details of Top five states in registration, training and
certification of candidates under PMGDISHA scheme.
RAJASTHAN
HARYANA
ODISHA
CHHATTISGARH
UTTAR PRADESH
49603
187344
56907125438
194835
59108150554
227521
56934193480
260227
120305239881
413827
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exaMination status
Gender-wise distribution of certified candidatesPMGDISHA examination has resumed across the country with stringent bio-metric authentication of candidates by an
Invigilator/Exam Superintendent. As of June 2017 a total of 692595 candidates have been certified under the scheme.
The gender wise distribution among the certified candidates under PMGDISHA shows that 394779 Males and 297816
Females have been certified till now According to the pie-chart given below, 57% are males and 43% are females.
Community-wise distribution of Certified Candidates:Of the total Certified beneficiaries, OBC category comprise the highest numbers (2, 879, 04) followed by General
category (237038), SC (128078) and ST (39575). As per the pie-chart given below, 43% of certified beneficiaries are
OBC are 40% General, 19% are SC and only 6% are ST.
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ToP dC’s- July Month State Name district State
Madan Mohan Singh Bhagalpur Bihar
Nilesh Gadhavana Bhavnagar Gujarat
Bheem Singh Saini Alwar Rajasthan
ToP vLe July Month State Name district State
Keshav Sharma Shivpuri Madhya Pradesh
Md Wahaz ansari Bokaro Jharkhand
Rachna Muzaffarnagar UttarPradesh
toP three Vles & district coordinators under PMGdisha
social Media
Tweets by ministers #PMGdiSHa #digitalliteracy #digitalindia
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Glimpse of PMGDISHA Progress across states
58 years old, sMt. sitaraVaMMa froM andhra Pradesh certified under the PMGdisha scheMe
A 58 Year old woman Smt. Sitaravamma from
Chandarlapadu Mandal, Thorlapadu village in
Krishna District completed her training and is
certified under the PMGDISHA scheme. She was
working as a daily wage earner (Farm Labourer)
and used to visit the CSC Centre for various other
services. She spotted a PMGDISHA poster at the
Centre and expressed her interest for undergoing
the Digital Literacy training. VLE Mr. Harish Khan
Sharma said that she was very active during the course duration which inspired other students to attend the classes
regularly. She can now browse the internet and communicate using email
PMGdisha exaMination conducted in srikakulaM district.
VLE Krishna from Ypalem district has completed
250 registrations under PMGDISHA scheme. He has
also done the registration of Panchayat Secretary
under the scheme.
ANDHRA PRADESH
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PMGdisha certificate distribution held at east GodaVari, andhra Pradesh
PMGDISHA certificate distribution ceremony held at SVS degree
college, Jagapathi Nagaram, Kirlampudi- East Godavari (dist),
Andhra Pradesh. VLE , Siva surneedi in Veldurthi district running
PMGDISHA Centre had arranged for the event.
Chief Guests Penta Kota Naga Babu , Sarpanch, SVS college
correspondent P Swetha and Principal Mr. Rama Krishan
were invited for the occasion. The admin and the teaching
staff also participated. Sarpanch, Sri. Naga babu explained
the importance of digital literacy to students and also how
important it is for at least one member of every family to
have digital knowledge.
The College correspondent Ms. Swetha said that nowadays all institutions ask for integrated certificates and Biometric
authentication for Education & employment purposes which require minimum digital literacy knowledge. Therefore,
students and citizens should utilize this opportunity provided by the CSC Centres.
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diGital literacy classes were orGanized by the GrouP of Vles at PrathiPadu VillaGe in west GodaVari district, andhra Pradesh.
diVyanG beneficiaries receiVe diGital literacy traininG
A woman VLE Ms. Chopparapu Naga Mani from Dodleru
Village of Andhara Pradesh has done outstanding job by
providing the PMGDISHA training to disabled beneficiaries.
She encouraged and trained them in their language.
She created awareness on PMGDISHA by doing door
to door campaign and educated people on the benefits
of Digital literacy. Due to various network problems,
she went from one place to another and registered
candidates. So far, she has registered and trained 193
candidates, out of which 82 candidates have been
certified under the scheme.
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PMGdisha centre inauGurated by local Mla
A CSC / PMGDISHA centre was formally inaugurated
by local MLA Gurujyoti Das in presence of Deputy
Commissioner Darrang, CSC state representatives
from Assam, VLE’s of Darrang district, local public
and media.
Speaking on the occasion the local MLA and deputy
commissioner said that “The CSC’s are playing
a vital role in providing digital services to the
villagers”. He mentioned about the various services
provided by CSC’s and the implementation of the
PMGDISHA scheme by Village level Entrepreneurs
who play a vital role in making people digitally
literate.
district leVel workshoP orGanised at GoalPara, assaM
A District Level Workshop was organised for all CSC VLEs of Goalpara District in presence of Deputy Commissioner,
District Managers and consultants. In the workshop, Deputy Commissioner along with District Managers and District
Consultant had briefed VLEs about Digital Literacy and its importance. A total of 31 PMGDISHA Centres have been
registered by them in 21 Gram Panchayat of Goalpara District.
Assam VLEs have started doing awareness programme in their respective Gram Panchayats for PMGDISHA scheme.
After registering his centre for PMGDISHA scheme VLE Chimpu Rabha has started spreading awareness on digital
literacy. He has conducted programmes on digital literacy at various Gram Panchayat premises.
ASSAM
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awareness ProGraMMe in khalisabhita GP office,GoalPara
A young VLE, Lakhaswar Barman from Assam sets up
his centre for providing digital literacy and other related
services to local villagers. He has built his centre which
has all the facilities like teaching classroom, computer lab,
projector etc. The DC of Goalpara praised his efforts and
mentioned his hard work for educating villagers
PMGdisha theory classes held in buxar district, bihar.
BIHAR
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csc centre inauGurated as PMGdisha centre in MadhaVPur VillaGe in bihar.
PMGdisha traininG classes held in Patna, sheikhPura and nalanda district , bihar.
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Vle ProVides diGital literacy traininG to diVyanG candidates
VLE Madan Kumar from Parham panchayat of Jamalpur block of Munger provides special digital literacy training to
Divyang candidates. He has already enrolled around 250 disabled candidates under the scheme.
traininG Partners efforts to sPread diGital literacy in bihar
PMGDISHA Training classes at Makwa panchayat, Block Asarganj, District Munger by GDMT training centre.
PMGDISHA Training classes at Rahamatpur panchayat, Block Asarganj, District Munger
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CHHATTISGARH
tribal woMan froM bakledi VillaGe trained and certified under the PMGdisha scheMe
Mrs. Dinabai Kanwar aged 44 is a resident of
Bakledi village of Shivpuri GP, Rajnandgaon,
belongs to the ST Community. She was denied
education due to poor financial conditions of
her family and was married to a farmer at a
young age. After the death of her husband
she took charge of farming activities and
leading her family. She got to know about the PMGDISHA scheme
through VLE Mr. Gangadhar Sahu, who is operating a CSC center
at Shivpuri village. She has now registered for training under
the Prime Ministers Digital Literacy scheme. She has attended
all classes and never missed a single day in scheduled training
days. After completion of training she participated in examination
and successfully certified. She now has knowledge about using
Smartphones and internet browsing. She can also type at a
moderate speed and can operate the computer smoothly. She is
happy and confident with digital knowledge.
59 years old, farM labor trained under the PMGdisha scheMe
Mrs. Tarabai Ramteke aged 59 years is resident at Gram Panchayat Machandur
of Ambagarh Chouki, Rajnandgaon. She is registered under the BPL category in
her Gram Panchayat. Mrs Tarabai lives alone after the marriage of her daughter
and works at the paddy fields of other farmers. She did not get an opportunity to
study earlier in her life, but now when she came to know about the Digital Literacy
scheme, she felt delighted. She got herself registered under the scheme with the
help of VLE Mr. Vinod and is now certified under the same.
Dinabai Dinabai at Paddy Fields
Dinabai Operating Computer
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heMlata sahu feels confident after underGoinG the PMGdisha traininG
Mrs. Hemlata Sahu, aged 30 resides at Kokdi Village, Durg. She belongs to the OBC
category has studied upto class 12. Hemlata’s family consists of 4 members. Her
husband is a driver by occupation and both of her children study in primary school.
To support her family financially Hemlata had to take up a job of a primary school
teacher. She earns Rs.1500/- per month and is contributing to manage her family
expenses. Hemlata, does not have a smart phone and had never seen a computer
before the PMGDISHA training. She got to know about the Digital Literacy scheme
from VLE Ms. Yashomati Kunte. She appeared for the examination and qualified the
same. Now she is more confident in her job and is planning to buy a smartphone
very soon.
fPs owners ParticiPated in diGital literacy at bhalej district, Gujarat.
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inauGuration of the PMGdisha centre at Pandad VillaGe, khaMbhat dist anand by sarPanch
traininG and reGistration of candidates at arValli & chotaudePur district
PMGdisha awareness caMPaiGn conducted by Vle jyotish at danG district, nadakchod VillaGe taluka waGhai.
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Female FPS OWNER Mrs. Jarinabibi Pirjada from village Karanta registered herself as VLE under PMGDISHA scheme
and spreading awareness on Digital Literacy.
Divyang FPS owner, Mr. Vajesang Vaghela from village Sarsav educating villagers about the Basic computer tools,
messenger applications and BHIM app. He has already registered 250 students out of which 135 have been certified
under the scheme.
PMGdisha sPecial woMen classes at Mehsana district.
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PMGdisha traininG and awareness at Valsad district
fPs owner Got new Vision towards life throuGh diGital literacy
45 year old Urmilaben Babubhai Patel, an FPS owner
wanted to do something different in her life. She was
fascinated by the digital literacy movement as she wanted
to make her village digitally literate.
She gathered all the required knowledge about the
PMGDISHA scheme and took up a CSC id. She is a VLE
now and runs her own center. She has already registered
more than 150 candidates and working hard to achieve
her target. She is very excited to make candidates
digitally literate and conducting PMGDISHA awareness
sessions for village people. Villagers are gladly taking part
in awareness scheme and giving positive feedback.
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success story of deePali froM haryana
Deepali from Haryana, district Yamuna Nagar has become an example
for those who are under the impression that women are suitable only
to take up household work as their occupation.
She is an M.ed in Education and has taught Hindi as a lecturer for 8
years. She has also served as a principal in R.K. Public school for 2.5
years.
She came into association with CSC in the year 2015, at the beginning
she started with making domicile certificates and also helped people in
applying for pension. After some time, she attended one of the workshops
under the DFIAA Project and trained 1,005 merchants. Miss Deepali was
recognised for her efforts by Mr. Dinesh Kumar Tyagi, CEO CSC SPV, who appreciated her for her excellent work.
Under the PMGDISHA Scheme, she worked in gram panchayat, Sabalpur, Haryana. She has finished training and also
CEO CSCSPV, who certified all 250 candidates. She focuses on girl education and most of her candidates were girls.
Deepali feels that, Digital literacy can give confidence to a lot of women to pursue their dreams, across social boundaries
and help them overcome basic livelihood challenges.
Digital literacy is not just about learning to use a computer or access the internet; it can help to bring about several
behavioural and social changes. Digitizing India can help women break the shackles of patriarchy.
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traininG workshoP for Vles conducted in kinnaur district, hiMachal Pradesh
Training workshop on PMGDISHA was organised for VLEs
in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh by CSC state team.
Around 50 VLEs have participated in the workshop.
Registration procedure, curriculum to be covered,
examination norms and guidelines of the scheme were explained to the VLEs in brief by the officials
series of worskhoP under PMGdisha held in hiMachal Pradesh.
Workshop under PMGDISHA was conducted in 11 Districts of Himachal Pradesh, namely Shimla, Solan Kinnaur, Kangra,
UNA, Kullu, Mandi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Chamba, Sirmour. More than 1200 VLE's were given training on PMGDISHA.
Training at Bilaspur
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Training at Chamba
Training at Hamirpur
Training at kangra
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Media coVeraGe by local newsPaPer in hiMachal Pradesh
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kashMir
VLE Aijaz Ahmed Lone in district Badgam, Jammu and
Kashmir has trained 250 candidates under the scheme.
Mr Lone has successfully given training to school
student's, local vendors like milk man, shop keepers and
arranged special training for housewives.
VLE Javaid Iqbal Banday has also shown great enthusiasm
of providing free training to the citizens of his panchayat
Sonpah in Badgam. He has received a note of appreciation
from the sarpanch of his panchayat.
jaMMu
VLEs, Devidass from panchayat Trewa Bishnah and
Abhishek Bhagat from panchayat Gagian RS Pura,
Jammu have completed their targets in just 2 months.
Both VLEs gave training to housewives and shopkeepers,
at schools and colleges etc. Villagers' have become
digitally literate and now can operate computers without
any fear. People appreciated VLEs for providing very
good training.
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PMGdisha traininG centres inauGurated in jharkhand
A training Centre under PMGDISHA scheme of TP
Merapath Education Ltd was inaugurated at Deoghar
district, Sonarthari panchayat. The Centre was
inaugurated by Panchayat Pramukh Mr. Sanjay Kr. Ray,
Mukiya Kumari Lata and M.L.A representative,Tikaswar
Rai.
A Centre under the same
scheme belonging to VLE Md.
Saddam Hussain was inau-
gurated at Deoghar district,
Sonarthari panchayat. In the
inauguration event approxi-
mately 60 village locals were
present.
ranchi A training Centre under the PMGDISHA scheme was
inaugurated by Mukhiya of Lalgutwa Panchayat, Nagri block,
Ranchi district). Approximately 30 students were present on
the occasion.
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state leVel workshoP held at ranchi, jharkhand
A State level workshop was organized by State Government
in the chairmanship of IT Secretary, C.E.O (JAPIT) , SIO (NIC) ,
Director IT (GoJ), and Head of operation (Education , CSC SPV
) on dated 27th July 2017.
PMGdisha reView MeetinG conducted under the chairManshiP of dc
A review meeting was conducted in order
to evaluate the progress of the scheme. The
session was taken up by DC Mr. Manoj Kumar.
The scheme was reviewed in the presence of
D.D.C , D.E.O , D.I.O all B.D.O. on 24th July.
inauGuration of traininG centre at hazaribaGh in jharkhand
A training centre under the PMGDISHA
scheme was inaugurated at Hazaribag
in Jharkhand. The centre was inaugurated
on 12th of July.
The Chief Secretary of Jharkhand also reviewed the
PMGDISHA project through video conferencing with
District team.
inauGuration of PMGdisha traininG centre at west sinGhbhuM, sonua
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PMGdisha traininG in ProGress at deoGhar district of jharkhand
KARNATAKA
yadgir district: PMGDISHA
program held in valmiki ma-
harshi school by vle pankaj,
inaugurated by taluk panchay-
at E.o chandrashekar, Pan-
chayat pdo officer durgashree
makashi,eerappa cpm and dis-
trict coordinator mohammed
tabarak was also present.
davangere district: PMGDISHA
program inaugurated in
honnavalli taluk kolumi
grama panchayat by ex-mla
mr.renukacharya and other
elected members of panchayat.
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Chitradurga district: New PMGDISHA center
inauguration by panchayat chairman TG Arun kumar in
bhimasamudra GP by VLE Anith kumar
uttar kannada district: New PMGDISHA center
inaugurated at karwar by zilla panchayat druo,nic chief
srikanth joshi and others.
Suleman Shaikh From Bidar District Torna Gram
Panchayat of Aurad Taluka left his job and took up a CSC
center. He began to give training under the PMGDISHA
scheme to people in his gram panchayat. To create
awareness for the scheme he invited local popular leader,
MLA,Aurad Assembly Constituency.
He reached various groups of people by contacting
separately such as Mahila Sanghs, Farmers,Students
He also started separate batch for girls so that girls can
attend classes without any hesitation.
Suleman Shaikh visits villages from his gram panchayat
one day earlier to announce about registration and in
next day morning he starts registration and at evening he conducts classes.
Bellary district: new PMGDISHA csc center inaugurated by ujjaini ashram swamiji sri siddalingaiah.
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KERALAVLE Mr. Febinis from Alappuzha district is implementing
the PMGDISHA scheme in his district and has registered
a total of 101 students under the scheme till date of which
80 have completed training. VLE also visits nearby
centres to provide PMGDISHA training to other students
also.
VLE Febin has also made some posters and banners
for promoting the scheme and also conducted camps
in various panchayats. The VLE also focuses on the
Anganwadi and auto labours.
RAHUL SUNDARESAN VLE from Kalluvathukkal
panchayat, KollamTaluk in kollam district, who has
worked for NDLM project, is rigorously working for
PMGDISHA scheme as well. He has conducted awareness
programmes with the help of panchayat authorities.
diGital literacy reGistration and traininG by Vles in kerala
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coMMon serVice centre launched as a traininG centre under the PMGdisha scheMe
Legislator of Bandhavgarh region MLA shri
Shivnarayan Singh launched Common Service
Centre near Nowrozabad Taluka, District
Umaria in M.P. The event was conducted by
CSC VLE Mr. Viresh Mishra.
On this occasion MLA Mr Singh, district BJP
president Manish Singh, city council vice
president Jhala Naresh, co-operative society
president Ramesh Singh, SBI manager Mr
Prajapati, District Manager of CSC SPV gave detailed information about common service Centres and its leverage towards
digital literacy.
Legislator, Shivnarayan Singh said that CSC Centres will prove profitable
for people, through which rural people can reach for digital education,
computer, internet etc.
atMaraM’s urGe to learn, helPs hiM becoMe a diGitally literate under the PMGdisha scheMe
41 years old Atmaram always desired to learn computers and its related
applications, but his disability became the reason that, he could not visit any of
the Centres near his place. So he expressed his wish to Sandeep Maliya, who
runs a CSC Centre and provides digital literacy to students and villagers under
PMGDISHA scheme in his village.
Sandeep Maliya and his fellow colleagues decided to provide the digital
literacy training to Atmaram, by carrying a laptop to his place. They taught
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csc diwas celebrated in katni district of Madhya Pradesh
A five-day CSC Foundation Day was celebrated in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh. VLEs provided information on
PMGDISHA & other services run by the CSC to beneficiaries at their centers.
PMGdisha centre inauGurated in chinor, Madhya Pradesh
Shri. Narendra Singh Tomar, Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj and Health and Drinking Water, visited
the Digital Service Center under CSC e governance services, in his adopted village Chinor, in Gwalior, Madhya Prdaesh
on June 26, 2017. The Minister inaugurated the Prime Ministers Rural Digital Literacy Campaign Training Center and
spoke about the various digital literacy schemes run by CSC’s and the government.
him under various topics like mobile banking, basic knowledge of computer and different applications of internet.After the training, Atmaram appeared for the online examination through NIOS and is successfully certified under the scheme. Atmaram is now eagerly waiting for his certificate and expresses his gratitude towards the government and CSC for running such schemes for rural people.
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MAHARASHTRA
Maharashtra Team in collaboration with
Maharashtra Government have worked
hard to get all the VLEs covered un-
der “PMGDISHA” in Maharashtra. All
districts Consultants have across and
are Maharashtra have coordinated with
VLEs/TC/TP/District administration to
run the PMGDISHA an important Proj-
ect across their respective districts.
District Consultant has conducted
workshops/training sessions for VLEs
and are continuously in touch with all
VLEs of their respective districts in Ma-
harashtra.
PMGDISHA Certificate Distribution
Session at Nashik, MAHARASHTARA
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Vles initiatiVes towards diGital literacy
VLE Gauranga Charan Das of GP Chatrachakada, Block-Derabish, District-
Kendrapara, started his journey with CSC, 3 years ago and is now providing all
the services to villagers. He has successfully registered 200 students from his
GP under PMGDISHA scheme.
VLE Kumun Kumar Ram of GP Itamati from Block Nayagarh, dreams
to own his education centre came true when he registered for CSC
centre. After receiving his ID and password for PMGDISHA portal
he went through the portal in details and learnt about the various
services. Now he provides PMGDISHA and other education services.
VLE Lingaraj Sahoo, gram panchayat Saradhapur, Nayagarh along
with his son is providing multiple services of CSC like Banking,
ODISHA
Vles froM different locations ProVidinG traininG to beneficiaries on PMGdisha
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PUNJABdiGital literacy driVe for school students in Punjab.
For providing digital education to school student’s district
administrative of Taran Taran district, Punjab started the digital
literacy mission in 10 government schools. More than 3000 students
have been registered under the scheme from government schools.
Students will be given training on digital transaction modes and
related applications.
Aadhar , govt services. He registered his centre for PMGDISHA scheme and is now
providing digital literacy training to villagers.
VLE Ashok Kumar Baral is
resident of Kakatpur, Puri,
Odisha, started his PMGDISHA
centre and trained almost 250
minority community students.
The students were trained on
Digital payment methods. The
VLE in his locality is now known
as a Cashless trainer.
Divyang VLE Mr. Umesh Kumar Nanda , is a successful CSC VLE from
Puri District, Odisha. He is providing various services like Aadhaar,
Utility, Education and Financial Services through his CSC centre. His
disability never stops him from pursuing his dreams for educating
people on various cashless programmes.
VLE Rahul Jha
from Sundargarh,
belongs to a
remote area of Odisha. When he heard about the Prime Ministers
“Maan Ki Baat” Programme and came to know about Digital India
and CSC. He registered for PMGDISHA scheme .The VLE has enrolled
250 students till date of which more than 200 have been certified.
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series of workshoP for diGital literacy conducted in Punjab
A Workshop on PMGDISHA was
held in Amritsar, which was
attended by around 70 VLEs.
During the workshop Mr. Jaspal,
State Head Punjab addressed the
VLEs and briefed about the CSC
services.
A similar workshop was
conducted at Barnala District.
About 80 VLE’s attended the
Workshop. District Managers
and Coordinators under the
scheme addressed the VLEs and
explained them about the various
CSC services.
Another Workshop was conducted at Faridkot district. Around 70 VLEs attended
the workshop. The session was addressed by CSC State manager Mr. Mukesh
Kumar. During the workshop Mr.Subash Kumar, VLE from District faridkot
motivated all other VLEs and shared his ideas on how VLE’s can do more
business. VLEs who have completed 250 Student registrations were awarded
with Morpho devices .
PMGDISHA Workshop conducted at Fatehgarh Sahib District. About 50 VLE’s
attended the Workshop. Mr. Jaspal singh State head CSC, Mr Ajit Pal Singh,
State Manager and District Manager addressed the VLE’s and motivated them
to register in all the services provided by CSC.
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The Workshop at Fazilka District was attended by 70 VLEs. Mr Mukesh
Kumar State Manager along with District managers addressed the VLEs
issues and made them aware about PMGDISHA project. During the
workshop morpho devices were distrubuted among the VLE’s .
Workshop on PMGDISHA & other services conducted at District
Ferozpur. About 80 VLE’s attended the Workshop.
Workshop on PMGDISHA was conducted at Gurdaspur
district. VLEs were given training on PMGDISHA scheme.
About 80 VLE’s attended the Workshop.
Workshop was conducted at District Hoshiarpur. Topics covered
were majorly on the PMGDISHA scheme. About 90 VLEs attended
the Workshop.
Workshop on PMGDISHA conducted at District
Jalandhar. About 70 VLEs attended the Workshop.
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workshoP on PMGdisha. about 140 Vles attended the workshoP
workshoP at district Muktsar. about 70 Vles attended the workshoP
workshoP conducted at district sanGrur. Vles were GiVen brief on PMGdisha. about 40 Vles haVe attended the workshoP
workshoP on PMGdisha was conducted at district Pathankot. about 70 Vles attended the workshoP
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certificate distribution cereMony held in Punjab
Team SHRS, Bikram Jeet singh, Tanuja, Dr. Tirupma Momia,
Prince and Shobjit in association with VLE society of Punjab
organized a program at its centre to honour the candidates who
have participated in Digital Literacy Program.
Kansal’s Councillor Mrs. Taranjeet Kaur was invited as a chief guest of the occasion. Mr. Jaspal Singh, CSC, Punjab State
Head and Mr. Mukesh Kumar, CSC, Punjab State Project manager were also present on the occasion. Mrs. Taranjeet
Kaur and Mr Jaspal addressed the students and parents present there about digital literacy and encourage them for
participation in these kinds of programs to enhance their knowledge. Certificates were distributed to 40 students.
RAJASTHANawareness rally held in rajasthan, under the PMGdisha scheMe
An awarenwss rally was held in Kishangad and Rupangad ditricts of Ajmer,
Rajasthan.Students from government and public schools participated in the rally
in order to spread awareness about the Prime Ministers digital literacy scheme
in the rural areas.
The District Coordinator from Ajmer had arranged for the rally on 17th July
during CSC Diwas Celebration.
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Vle forM jodhPur, rajasthan ProVides PMGdisha traininG in the reMote area of Phalodi
VLE Kanhaiya Suthar from Jodhpur has been
working in the PMGDISHA project for the last 2 to
3 months in Kheechan panchayat in Phalodi.
Phalodi is one of the driest areas in the state,
situated around 200 kms away from Jodhpur.
Being a remote area, the VLE faced a lot of
connectivity issues, but did not give up.
The VLE took up the challenging job to train
the candidates who were enrolled under the
scheme. He has divided the batches according to
the requirement of the candidates. He conducts
separate classes for girl students /women, Govt
school children. He also conducts day and night
batches for the Shopkeepers.
VLE Rishi Acharya has also taken up this
challenging task in a village where there is shortage
of electricity supply as well as connectivity issues.
The VLE backs up his laptop whenever power is
available and conducts classes for the candidates.
The Khokriya village has a low Digital Literacy
rate and the schools in the village do not have any
computer labs or even access to a computer.
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TELANGANAcertificate distribution held in VillaGe GorlaVeedu, district bhuPalaPally of telanGana.
diGital literacy awareness ProGraMMes held in telanGana
Peddapalli A District Level VLE workshop on PMGDISHA was conducted
in Peddapalli. More than 70 VLEs attended the workshop.
EDMs and District coordinators provided training and
answered all VLEs queries regarding the scheme.
Peddapali District Collector Sri Prabakar reddy visited a
PMGDISHA Training Centre in Peddakalvala village. He
explained the importance of Digital Literacy and Digital
payments and the need to learn the same. He urged all the
citizens to join PMGDISHA and insisted all the officials to
implement the program in their Villages. VLE Srinivas, Villagers, Officials, eDMs and District Coordinator were present
during the session.
BhadradriVLE, Srinivas Konda has set up a PMGDISHA Training
Centre for Women at Aswapuram village, Bhadradri district.
Around 200 women beneficiaries have been enrolled
already for acquiring digital literacy under the scheme.
JallithandaA g r i c u l t u r a l
farm worker of
Jallithanda village was unable to attend the Digital Literacy training classes
during day time as their work got hampered so VLE Mrs. Swapna decided
to conduct the classes at night. She has been taking training classes during
the night with the help of a projector.
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PMGdisha traininG centre inauGurated in soMaraM VillaGe Mandal suryaPet, by VillaGe sarPanch.
Digital Seva and PMGDISHA
Training Centre inaugurated
by MPP Mrs. Sharada from
Thungur village, Beerpurmandal
of Jagtialdistrict. Shri Sharada explained the importance of digital literacy
and PMGDISHA scheme benefits. Villagers, Tahasildar, eDM and District
Coordinator were also present on the occasion.
District Level VLE workshop
conducted at Medak district.
Around 50 VLEs were trained on
PMGDISHA and related services
by eDM & district coordinators.
Sarpanch MrsMalliswari launches
PMGDISHA Training Centre in Ipparthi
village, Nalgonda district.
PMGDISHA Training Workshop
conducted for VLEs in Siddipet. Around
80 VLEs attended the event and were
trained on the PMGDISHA registration,
training and examination processes.
VLE Mrs. ManalaThirupathavva
initiates PMGDISHA in Bejjanki village,
Siddipet district.
PMGDISHA Training Centre
in Thangadapally village
was visited by the Revenue
Divisional officer of
Choutuppal block, Yadadri
district. He interacted with the students and appraised VLE efforts.
PMGDisha Training centre inaugurated by Sarpanch Sri Dubbaka Bhaskar at
Chillapuram village, Yadadri district. He requested villagers to learn Digital
Literacy by joining PMGDISHA
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District Level Committee Meeting held
in Sangareddy district. Joint Collector
Sri Vasam Venkateswarlu with all the
representatives from Education dept.,
WC& WD dept, DRDA, PanchayathRaj
dept., DeGS, District Coordinator and
eDM were present for the meeting.
Joint collector instructed all the
representatives to work in coordination
to start the scheme in all the GPs and
to extend the benefits to villagers. He
also instructed all CSC/MeeSeva VLEs
to start PMGDISHA Training Centres.
TRIPURAdiGital literacy traininG under PMGdisha held in triPura
VLE Chinmoy Biswas provided PMGDISHA
Training at his CSC Centre Hapania, in West
Tripura district on the 2nd of July.
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sPecial Prizes distributed aMonG PMGdisha toP beneficiaries in nainital district, uttarakhand.
Special prizes were distributed among top 10 beneficiaries of
PMGDISHA at Nanital district by District Administration officials during
the quiz Competition which was conducted between 50 certified
s t u d e n t s
under scheme.
The district
administration
asked various
question on digital financial modes of payments like BHIM, e-wallet,
UPI etc and the students who gave quick and correct answers
received mobile phones as a prize. Around 10 students including
2 girls from BPL category have won the prizes. Candidates were
selected on the basis of best scored under PMGDISHA.
‘’It’s a kind of motivation and encouragement for other
beneficiaries registered under digital literacy” , said Dinesh Joshi,
District Coordinator who had organised the competition.
VLE Kuldeep Arya conducts PMGDISHA Training classes at
Government Girls inter college of village Purola Uttarkashi.
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Special prizes were distributed among the PMGDISHA certified
beneficiaries by Mr. J.S Nagnayal CDO of Almora. Th State
representatives of the PMU Mr Neeraj Bisht and CSC Team of
Almora Uttrakhand had arranged for the event.
PMGdisha traininG conducted for Girl students in uttrakhand.
VLE Sohan Bisht of dunda district, Uttarkashi, conducted
special classes under the PMGDISHA scheme Government
Girls Inter College (GGIC). Students were taught on different
modules covered under the scheme. Students have
downloaded e-wallet app on their mobile phones & learns to
manage and use the app.
Another VLE from Champawat district also provided the
training in a similar way to the students of GIC SIPTY School.
PMGdisha traininG ProGraMMe at GGic chaMoli
PMGdisha traininG at VillaGe braMkhal dunda, district uttarkashi.
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PMGdisha district leVel coMMittee MeetinG held in shrawasti
csc diwas celebrations at PMGdisha centers in uP
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MorPho deVices distributed aMonG PMGdisha Vles by dio in raebareli and chitrakoot
PMGdisha district leVel coMMittee MeetinG held in bijnor.
PMGdisha awareness workshoP in kanPur dehat
PMGdisha study Material and certificate distributed aMonG beneficiaries in shaMli.
PMGdisha Prize distribution at deoria by dio
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PMGdisha workshoP held in Purulia district of west benGal.
A workshop was conducted on PMGDISHA at the Science Centre
in Purulia district of West Bengal on 24th June. Approximately
76 VLE’s have attended the workshop. Technical/nontechnical
issues related to PMGDISHA portal were addressed by the District
Consultant and Master VLE Mr. Harekrishna Mahato.
bankuradoor to door awareness caMPaiGn for diGital literacy in bankura
VLE Ashoke Kar has taken lot of efforts in promoting the
PMGDISHA scheme through door to door campaigning and
spreading awareness using loud speakers. He has completed
registration of 250 candidates in his Panchayat and around 117
students have already completed their training.
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entries inVited
PMGdiSHa Social evaluation and outcome evaluation
In order to know the effectiveness of the scheme it is proposed that we may approach MHRD for further tie-up with
Universities/colleagues for social evaluation of the scheme on periodic basis.
Purpose:
To provide two months of exposure to “selected young researchers” on different aspect of qualitative and quantitative
research under PMGDISHA Scheme.
1.1 objective:
• To facilitate and allow young researchers to get associated with PMGDISHA scheme.
• To provide an opportunity and hands on experience on conducting research from different panchayats across
country.
• To provide an opportunity which would enable young researchers to apply theoretical class room learning into
practice.
1.2 eligibility:
The scheme seeks to engage students pursuing Graduation/Post Graduate Degrees or Research Scholars enrolled in
recognized Universities/Institutions within India.
1.3 duration and expected outcome:
The program would be available from May, 2017 to December 2019. Each researcher would be given a time span of 2
months to compete the study.
At the end of the program the researchers are expected to provide a social evaluation and outcome evaluation analysis
report based on one-two months of field visits made in different panchayat where the scheme is being implemented.
1.4 Certificate:
Researchers who successfully completes the Social evaluation would be awarded a certificate by CSC-SPV. Featured
studies would be published and suitably rewarded.
Logistics : The Students will be required to have their own laptop. CSC-SPV would provide the details and location of panchayat
where the study would be carried out.
Subject of Study• Training Infrastructure
• Quality of Training/Trainer
• Quality of Services/Implementation
• Challenges/Opportunities in Field
• Best practices
• Usefulness of course
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Procedure for application:• Interested candidates may apply online through the link indicated in CSC e-Governance Services India Limited
Website.
• The College/Institution/University to provide “No Objection” letter duly signed by HOD/Principal for allowing the
selected candidate to undergo program for the period of one-two months.
• The details of the PMGDISHA scheme is available at www.pmgdisha.in
Procedure for selection:• All the applications received would be reviewed by a committee. The committee would reserve the right to accept/
reject any proposal. Decision of CSC-SPV would be binding on all.
• The details of selected candidates would be published in the web and the candidate would be intimated by email
provided.
CSr Partnership for digital LiteracyTo increase the penetration of Industry Partner in rural areas CSC-SPV proposes Industry Partners to set up centres
at district level and train candidates on digital literacy.
implementation Plan• Industry partner to setup their training centres at
District level.
• Identification and registration of eligible candidates
(with e-kyc) from urban/rural area
• Centres to conduct training of beneficiaries with the
provided content
• Candidate will appear for PMGDISHA online proctored
examination
• Passed candidates will get their certificates
implementation Model• Industry partners will have two models/options for
Identification and registration of eligible candidates (with e-kyc) from urban/semi urban/rural area.
• Model A: Industry Partners can set up their own Centres
• Model B: Industry Partners can train candidates via CSC centres
role of industry PartnersTo spread digital Literacy in the country by Industry, NGOs and others would be integrated under the Scheme and
necessary coordination in this regard would be done by CSC-SPV. The CSC-SPV would coordinate and bring out
necessary convergence of various partners in this regard. The candidates who are trained through such partners,
Industry, NGOs etc. would also be considered for awarding digital literacy certificates by the recognized Certifying
Agencies. For such candidates, the training would be imparted by these agencies through their own resources/
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds. The candidates trained under such initiatives would be eligible to appear
for certification exams conducted by the identified certifying agency and the Certification fee would also be borne by
these respective agencies.
For more details on CSR partnership please email us at [email protected]
For More iNForMaTioN, PLeaSe CoNTaCT:
Programme Management unit – PMGdiSHa
CSC e-Governance Services India Limited
238, Okhla Phase III, Okhla Industrial area, New Delhi 110020
Toll Free No: 1800 3000 3468
Email: [email protected] | Web: www.pmgdisha.in
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