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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Recently, Who has announced that around 2.22 crore villagers were given Digital Education under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)?
A
Venkaiah Naidu
B
Rajnath Singh
C
Narendra Modi
D
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -PMGDISHA was approved by the government in February 2017. PMGDISHA would cover 6 crore persons, one member from every eligible household across all Gram Panchyats in States/UTs, and make them digitally literate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Scheme aims to remove the existing technological or digital divide among the rural population like among the marginalized sections of society - the Scheduled Castes (SC), Minorities, Scheduled Tribes (ST), Below Poverty Line (BPL), women, and differently-abled persons and minorities.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Scheme would empower the citizens in rural areas by training them to operate computer or digital access devices (like tablets, smart phones etc.), send and receive e-mails, browse Internet, access Government services, search for information, undertake digital payment etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -This scheme helps the Digitally illiterate people to actively learn IT skills, which will help them participate in the democratic and developmental process. This initiative is part of the Digital India programme which aims to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.

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