NDLM

Making one person in every family digitally literate is one of the integral components of the Prime Minister's vision of “Digital India”. The Digital SakshartaAbhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme has been formulated under this vision to impart IT training to 52.5 lakh non-IT literate persons in all the States/UTs across the country. This will enable the citizens to actively and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also enhance their livelihood.

Altogether 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers will be trained under the Scheme in two phases. In the first phase, 10 lakh beneficiaries will be trained under the scheme. Out of this, 6.3 lakh beneficiaries will be trained on Level 1 and 2.7 lakh beneficiaries will be trained on Level 2. Nine lakh beneficiaries will be eligible for training fee support from the government. The rest 100,000 beneficiaries will be trained by the industry and civil society partners. Under Phase II, 42.5 lakh persons will be trained, which also includes Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers.

NDLM provided two levels of training under this Scheme 1stAppreciation of Digital Literacy (Level 1) aims to make a person IT literate, so that he/ she can operate digital devices, like mobile phones, tablets, etc., send and receive emails and search Internet for information, 2ndBasics of Digital Literacy (Level 2) is aimed at providing a higher level of IT literacy to citizens. Here, the citizens would be trained to effectively access various e-Governance services being offered by the Government and other agencies.