Minority Cyber Gram

Q.  Which of the following is/are true about "Cyber Gram"?

1) Cyber Gram initiative is to make the entire rural student population digitally adept.
2) The initiative covers all rural students of Class VI to Class X.
- Published on 14 Mar 16

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Neither 1 nor 2
 
  • A pilot project namely ‘Minority Cyber Gram’ was launched in February, 2014 for imparting Digital Literacy in a minority dominated village Chanduli in Alwar district, Rajasthan in association with an organization namely Digital Empowerment Foundation.
  • After the success of the pilot project, Ministry has mainstreamed the Cyber Gram Programme within the scheme of Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP).
  • ‘Cyber Gram’ has been launched as an initiative under Multi-sectoral Development Programme(MsDP) to provide hands on training in computers to the students of minority communities and enable them to acquire basic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills; become digitally literate; actively participate in knowledge based activities; access financial, social and government services and use internet for communications.
  • The initiative covers students of Class VI to Class X belonging to notified minority communities residing in minority concentration areas.

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