Jharkhand Receives Digital India Award for the First Time

• 20 Dec 2022

Why in discussion?

On December 19, 2022, the Ministry of Information and Technology, Government of India has selected the concept of DEGS Computer Basic Training Centre run by Koderma District Administration of Jharkhand for the Digital India Award.

Key Points

• The Digital India Award will be received by Koderma DC Aditya Ranjan. According to Koderma DC, the honor will be conferred by the President in a program to be organized in Delhi on January 7, 2023.
• According to the information, the Ministry of Information and Technology, Government of India had invited applications for the Digital India Award in 2022, for which thousands of nominations were received. More than 100 projects were shortlisted in the first round of this award given in seven different categories. After this, everyone gave their presentation before a jury of nine members which included Secretary IT, two additional secretaries, professors of IIT Delhi etc.
• It is noteworthy that Koderma DC Aditya Ranjan had also put forward the plan of basic training center before the jury in Delhi on December 8, 2022, after which the final selection has now been done.
• Koderma has been selected for gold in the Digital Initiative at Grass Root level. In this category, Madhya Pradesh has got platinum for e-discussion app and Kerala has got silver for Shreyashree portal.
• It is known that on the initiative of the district administration in Koderma district, the DEGS Computer Center has been started in the recent year. At present, it is being operated in Koderma, Jhumritalaiyya, Satgawan, Domchanch, Chandwara and Jayanagar except Markacho Block. Apart from more than nine thousand children in these centres, certificates have also been given to ANNMs, Sahiyas, public representatives etc. after imparting computer training.
• Aditya Ranjan said that even at present, hundreds of trainees are undergoing computer training in these centers. Apart from six centers, there is a plan to open two more centers. One centre will be opened at Girls High School, Koderma and the other at JJ College, Jhumritalaiyya.