Question: Digi Saksham programme program which was launched on September 30 2021 by Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri Bhupender Yadav is joint initiative of which two organization/ministry?
a) Ministry for Labour and Employment
b)Microsoft India
c) NITI Aayog
d) None of the above
Ans: a and b
Context
- On September 30 2021 Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri Bhupender Yadav launched DigiSaksham – a digital skills programme to enhance the employability of youth.
- Related Facts
- Digi Saksham is a joint initiative of Microsoft India and Ministry of Labour and Employment.
- It is launched with the aim of enhancing the employability of youth by imparting digital skills that are required in an increasingly technology driven era.
- Implementation
- Free of cost training in digital skills including basic skills as well as advance computing, will be provided to more than 3 lakh youths in the first year.
- The Jobseekers can access the training through National Career Service (NCS) Portal (www.ncs.gov.in).
- The initiative gives priority to the job-seekers of semi urban areas belonging to disadvantaged communities, including those who have lost their jobs due to Covid-19 pandemic.
- Programme will be implemented in the field by “Aga Khan Rural Support Programme India (AKRSP-I)”.
- Under the DigiSaksham initiative, there will be basically three types of training viz. Digital Skills – Self paced learning, VILT mode training (Virtual Instructor led) and ILT mode training (Instructor led).
- The ILT training which is in person training would be conducted at the Model Career Centres (MCCs) and National Career Service Centres (NCSC) for SCs/STs across the country.
By Kameshwar shukla
Reference: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1759684