The Digital India programme is a flagship programme of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.

What Drives Digital India? Every programme is steered by its core visions.

Digital India too captures the vision of the government to transform the existing ecosystem of governance and public services by leveraging the power of IT.

Digital India hinges on three key vision areas –

A. Digital infrastructure as a core utility to every

Indian

B. Governance and services on demand

C. Digital empowerment of citizens

The Nine Pillars of Digital India Programme

Broadband Highway – The first pillar of Digital India programme, plans to connect 2.5 lakh village panchayats via National optical Fibre Network.

In order to push NOFN to its logical destination, Bharat Broadband Network Limited has been established.

MCQ for you guys

Which district has become the first one in India to have high speed Rural Broadband Network i.e. National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN)

a. Ajmer of Rajasthan

b. Vidisha of Madhya Pradesh

c. Idukki of Kerala

d. Hisar of Haryana

Extra info never hurts

Idukki district of Kerala has become first district in India to have high speed Rural Broadband Network i.e. National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) Internet connectivity.

NOFN, is being funded by the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), Department of Telecom, Ministry of Communications & IT.

MCQ for you guys Which state government has recently signed a MoU with Bharat Broadband Network Ltd (BBNL) to implement BharatNet?

[A] Tamil Nadu

[B] Maharashtra

[C] Assam

[D] Manipur

Answer A

2nd Pillar

3rd Pillar

MCQ for you guys When is 'Common Service Center Divas' observed?

A.July 14th

B.July 16th

C.July 29th

D.July 30th

Answer - B

4th and 5th Pillar

PMGDISHA The Union Cabinet on 8 February 2017 approved the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA). The programme aims at making 6 crore rural households digitally literate. The outlay for the project is Rs 2351.38 crore. It targets ushering in digital literacy in rural India by March 2019. The project is in line with the announcement made by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget 2016-17. PMGDISHA is expected to be one of the largest digital literacy Programmes in world. 25 lakh candidates will be trained in FY 2016 – 17, under this scheme. 275 lakh in FY 2017 – 18; and 300 lakh in FY 2018 – 19. Implementation of Scheme would be carried out under the overall supervision of Ministry of Electronics and IT.

6th and 7th pillar

Compound annual growth rate

(CAGR)

8th and 9th pillar

Four parts of Swachh Bharat Mission

Swachh Bharat Mission

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Other objectives –

Conversion of insanitary toilets to pour flush toilets.

Eradicating manual scavenging

Promote healthy sanitation in people

Swachh Bharat for Urban Areas

The mission aims to cover 1.4 crore households, provide 2.5 lakh community toilets, 2.6 lakh public toilets, and a solid waste management facility in each town.

Community toilets will be built in residential areas where it is difficult to construct individual household toilets.

Public toilets will also be constructed in designated locations such as tourist places, markets, bus stations, railway stations, etc.

Swachh Bharat Gramin 11 crore 11 lakh toilets will be built in the country. (1 lakh 34 thousand crore will be spent) Technology will be used on a large scale to convert waste into wealth in rural India in the forms of bio-fertilizer and different forms of energy. Involvement of every gram panchayat, panchayat samiti and Zila Parishad in the country The Incentive amount provided under SBM(G) to Below Poverty Line (BPL) /identified APLs households shall be up to Rs.12,000 for construction of one unit of IHHL(Individual Household Latrines ) and provide for water availability, including for storing for hand-washing and cleaning of the toilet.

Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan The Ministry of Human Resource Development launched Swachh Vidyalaya Programme under Swachh Bharat Mission with an objective to provide separate toilets for boys and girls in all government schools within one year

• Cleaning of the class rooms, laboratories, libraries etc.

• Cleaning of toilets and drinking water areas.

• Cleaning of kitchen sheds stores etc.

• Cleaning of playgrounds.

• Cleaning and maintenance of school gardens.

Swachh Bharat Kosh Individuals and philanthropists have expressed interest in contributing to efforts to achieve the objective of Clean India (Swachh Bharat) by the year 2019.

The Swachh Bharat Kosh has been set up to facilitate channelization of philanthropic contributions and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds towards this cause.

Government of India has imposed an additional cess called the ‚swachh bharat cess‛. SBC is levied by Central Government on the value of all taxable services @.50%

India's first open defecation free city is

a. Mysuru

b. Noida

c. Bengaluru

d. Pune

Answer - A

Transforming India through

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya grameen kaushal yojana

Nai Manzil

Usttad

Nai Roshni

Manas

Pradhan Mantri kaushal vikas yojana

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya grameen kaushal yojana

According to Census 2011, India has 55 million potential workers between the ages of 15 and 35 years in rural areas. At the same time, the world is expected to face a shortage of 57 million workers by 2020. The Yojana aims to provide training to 10 lakh rural youths for jobs by 2017. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kausalya Yojna (DDU-GKY) funds numerous skill training programs which covers almost 250 trades across a range of sectors such as Retail, Hospitality, Health, Construction, Automotive, Leather, Electrical, Plumbing, Jems and Jewellery etc. The only condition is that the skill training should be based on demand and lead to placement of at least 75% of the training.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya grameen kaushal yojana

Training centers will be developed and setup in each block, catering to the specific needs of the local youth. About 50% of the youth covered under this Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kausalya Yojna will be women and special efforts are going to be made to proactively cover particularly vulnerable tribal groups on a priority basis.

The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kausalya Yojna is going to be implemented through training partners from the private and the public sectors as well as non-profit organisations.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

The Union Government approved PMKVY to provide skills training all for youth across India

The PMKVY Scheme will be implemented by the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship through the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

It will provide skills training to youth, including class 10 and 12 drop outs and aims to cover about 24 lakh people.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana The target for skilling under the scheme will be associated with Union Government’s flagship programmes such as Make in India, Digital India, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and National Solar Mission.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

Inspection of training under PMKVY will be done by Sector Skill Councils and the respective State Governments.

Fund Allocation- The scheme will be implemented with an outlay of 1, 500 crore rupees.

Of the total 1,500 crore rupees, about 1,120 crore rupees will be spent on skill training of 14 lakh youth.

150 crore rupees allocated for training of youth from the North-East region.

MCQ a day keeps the mistakes away Which of the following statements is/are correct about Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)?

1. It has total outlay of about INR 1,500 crore. 2. It focuses on the Class X/XII dropouts and lower income groups. a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both d. None

PMKVY PROCESS Please find below the process divided into flowing steps:

Trainee to enroll at a training center with a training partner and select a course of his preference

Trainee to provide relevant information to the Training Partner who captures all the candidate details on SDMS(Skills Development Management System) to facilitate training

Undergo assessment at the training center

Receive certificate from the training partner upon successful completion of assessment

NSDC(National Skill Development Corporation) to disburse monetary reward to passed and certified trainees subject to valid Aadhaar authentication

Nai manzil – Ministry of minority affairs

The scheme aims to benefit the minority youths in the age group of 17 to 35 years who are school-dropouts or educated in the community education institutions like Madarsas, by providing them an integrated input of formal education (up till Class VIII orX) and skill training along with certification, with a view of enabling them to seek better employment in the organized sector and equipping them with better lives.

The scheme covers the entire country.

‘’USTTAD’’ Scheme Launched in Varanasi

Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development

The Scheme aims at upgrading Skills and Training of minority communities by preservation of traditional ancestral Arts and Crafts.

It also envisages boosting the skill of craftsmen, weavers and artisans who are already engaged in the traditional ancestral work.

It is fully funded by Union Government and Union Ministry of Minority Affairs is nodal agency in implementing it.

Nai Roshini Objectives:

• Empower and install confidence in women of minority communities by equipping them with knowledge, tools and techniques to interact with government systems, banks and intermediaries

• Encouraging minority community women to move out of the home and assume leadership roles within the community

Manas

MANAS will focus on providing skills, upgrading abilities and training members of minority communities in those sectors of the economy which are either facing a shortage or labour or where demand for labour is expected to surge.

MCQ for you guys

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is related to

a. Providing LPG Gas

b. Women empowerment

c. Women healthcare

d. Providing light/electricity

ZED (Zero Defect, Zero Effect) Scheme

The scheme is basically for MSME – ‚Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ‛ sector to increase the quality of products matching global standards followed by. ‚Let’s think about making our product which has ‘zero defect’….. and ‘zero effect’ so that the manufacturing does not have an adverse effect on our environment‛ – Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said.

Points The ZED certification scheme with a total budget of Rs 491 crore (including Government of India contribution of Rs 365 crore) will be implemented during the 12th Five Year Plan.

The scheme is an extensive drive to create proper awareness in MSMEs about Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) manufacturing and motivate them for assessment of their enterprise for ZED and support them.

Which scheme for MSMEs did PM Modi announce on 18th Oct 2016?

a. Zero Defect, Zero Impact

b. Zero Defect, Zero Effect

c. Zero Effect, Zero Defect

d. None of the above

That’s all folks!

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