Question: Can I get benefits under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan? What are the requirements?

Answer: Here are the eligibility criteria for Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan:

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QuestionsPradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan (PMGDISHA) is a Digital Literacy Scheme by the Ministry of Electronics
and Information Technology (MeitY), to make six crore persons in rural areas, across States/UTs, are digitally literate, reaching around
40% of rural households by covering one member from every eligible household. ï»¿The Scheme is applicable only to rural areas of the
country. Only one person (14 - 60 years of age) per eligible household would be considered for training. Priority would be given to Non-
smartphone users, Antyodaya households, college drop-outs, and Participants of the adult literacy mission; Digitally illiterate school
students from class 9th to 12th, provided facility of Computer/ICT Training is not available in their schools. Preference would be given to
SC, ST, BPL, women, differently-abled persons, and minorities.ï»¿The Scheme is aimed at empowering the citizens in rural areas by
training them to operate computer or digital access devices (like tablets, smartphones, etc.), send and receive e-mails, browse the
Internet, access Government services, search for information, and undertake digital payment, etc. and hence enable them to use the
Information Technology and related applications, especially Digital Payments to actively participate in the process of nation building.
Thus the Scheme aims to bridge the digital divide, specifically targeting the rural population including the marginalized sections of
society like Scheduled Castes (SC) / Scheduled Tribes (ST), Below Poverty Line (BPL), women, differently-abled persons, and
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