With an aim of providing essential computer training to students in their formative years and also the youth, Moser Baer Trust started its computer literacy intervention in 2008 and has been a frontrunner in promoting this in the NCR region of Noida and Greater Noida. Moser Baer Trust since its inception has been able to train over 6000 people in its Digital Literacy Program till now.
About the initiative
The initiative was initially started as an E-Shiksha Program in 2008 and has been in collaboration with NASSCOM Foundation since 2009. The motivation behind this initiative was to bridge the gap between the technology and rural populace for a sizeable section of population including the students and working people interested in pursuing computer education.
The strategies devised by National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) was with an aim to reach the set goal making everyone digital literate. Mercer and Nasscom Foundation has been provided all required support realizing the larger goal of NDLM.
The whole initiative was planned on the sidelines of Prime Minister’s vision of “Digital India” with a motto “Power to Empower” with an objective of “atleast making one person in every family digitally literate “.
The Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme has been formulated to impart IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorized ration dealers in all the States/UTs across the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are trained to become IT literate so as to enable them to actively and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also enhance their livelihood.
Courtesy: India Today
