Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to address Digital Saksharata Abhinandan Samaroh
Digital Saksharata Abhinanadan Samaroh will be addressed by Hon’ Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on October 7, 2017 at IIT Gandhinagar. Pradhanmantri Grameen Digital Saksharata Abhiyan ( PMGDISHA) is an integral component of Digital India Initiative of the Government. The scheme envisage to make 6 crore citizens digitally literate in rural India. The function will highlight the significance of digital literacy in addressing issue of digital divide/ promote digital financial transactions and support in providing access to information, knowledge and skill there by leading to digitally empowered society. PMGDISHA envisage to provide equal opportunity to rural citizens enabling them to actively participate in nation building and access livelihood through Digital Technology, Devices and Services. Apart from the Prime Minster, the function will also be presided by Hon’ Minister for Electronics & IT and Law & Justice Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Prakash Javadekar, Hon’ Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Vijaibhai Rupani, Hon’ Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri Satya Pal Singh, Hon’ Minister of State for Electronics & IT and Tourism (Independent Charge) Shri K J Alphons, Hon’ Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Nitinbhai Patel, Hon’ State Minister for Education and Revenue, Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, among other dignitaries. PMGDISHA scheme was initiated in February 2017 by the Government to provide basic digital literacy training to six crore citizens across rural India within two years, targeting at least one person from every household. Citizens trained under PMGDISHA