The government has advanced the deadline for making 52.5 lakh people digitally literate, under National Digital Literacy Mission, by a year to 2016 than end of 2017 fixed earlier. Already, under NDLM has certified 10 lakh people and next 8 lakh are in process.

What is NDLM??

• 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 authorised ration dealers in all states/UTs across the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are trained to become IT literate.
• Over 1 lakh common service centres are imparting digital training under government’s mission to make every member of family digitally literate by 2020 and industry is also actively participating in the mission.
• The Foundation is well on its way to achieve digital literacy for 5 lakh citizens as earmarked by the government and this partnership gives us enough confidence to aim towards doubling the number.
• The level 1 course is imparted free of cost to people.
• The foundation is also launching a nationwide digital literacy volunteering campaign wherein each volunteer will train at least two individuals on digital literacy skills through the newly created NDLM-MyKartavya mobile app.