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DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAMME Digital Literacy – PMG DISHA

 DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAMME

Digital Literacy – PMG DISHA 

Q1. What is PMGDISHA? 

Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan (PMGDISHA) is the scheme to make six  crore persons in rural areas, across States/UTs, digitally literate, reaching to around 40% of  rural households by covering one member from every household having no digitally literate  person. 

The Scheme is aimed at empowering 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. and hence enable them to use the Information Technology and related  applications especially Digital Payments to actively participate in the process of nation building.  

Q2. Who can be the training Partner? 

Basic requirements to become a training partner under PMGDISHA scheme are as follows : 

A training partner must be an organization registered in India, conducting business in  the domain of education/IT literacy for more than three years and having Permanent  Income Tax Account Number (PAN) and audited statements of accounts for at least last  three years. 

The institution/organization should be registered under any act of law in India, e.g., in  the case of a company it must be registered with the Registrar of Companies, in case of  Society, it must be registered with the Registrar of Societies and so on and so forth. 

The partner must have clearly defined objectives, well-documented processes and  procedures covering the entire range of education/ IT literacy training. 

Q3. What is the role of training partner under the scheme? 

A training partner shall be responsible to own or set up the Training Centres in the  identified Districts / Gram Panchayats that would impart digital literacy training to the  candidates. 

A training partner shall be responsible for ensuring that the training centres adhere to  the scheme requirements. 

A training partner shall be accountable for monitoring the overall working of the  centres under its purview. 

A training partner shall be liable for accurate and timely reporting of the  aforementioned work ascribed in respect of its Centres. 

Detailed Norms for the Training Partners shall be as per Standard Operating Procedure  (SOP) published by CSC-SPV

 

Q4. What are the documents needed to become training partner? To become training partner, any Company/Institution/Organization/NGO has to submit  following documents in hard copy : 

1. Certificate of Registration 

2. Proof of prior experience in conducting Education/ IT Literacy Programme 

3. List of minimum 10 Training Centres with complete details as per the format  provided by the PMU 

4. Photocopy of the PAN card  

5. IT Return of last three Financial Years 

6. Audited balance sheet of last 3 years 

7. Bank account details in the name of the organization/society/trust/institute/NGO  along with copy of cancelled cheque 

8. Recognition certificate (if applicable) 

9. Affidavit attested by Notary (format available on the portal) 

Q.5. What is the process for empanelment of training partner under the  scheme? 

Following are the steps for empanelment of training partners : 

Applicants are required to fill the Training Partner Application form on the portal  https://www.pmgdisha.in/app/registertp and attach the following prescribed  documents online : 

Certificate of Registration 

Proof of prior experience in Education/ IT Literacy 

List of minimum 10 Training Centres with complete details as per the format  provided by the PMU 

Photocopy of the PAN card and IT return of last three years 

Audited balance sheet of last 3 years 

Bank account details in the name of the  

organization/society/trust/institute/NGO along with copy of cancelled cheque Recognition certificate (if applicable) 

Affidavit attested by Notary (format available on the portal) 

After successful submission of the registration form, the applicant will receive an  application number. 

The applicant should also submit a hardcopy of the above documents quoting the  application number to the PMU/'s address.

 

PMU would assign a serial number for each of the applicant in an electronic format  on first come first serve basis. 

PMU records all the relevant information supplied by the applicants in an Eligibility  Matrix and verifies it from the documents submitted. 

PMU prepares a list of applicants who satisfy all the eligibility criteria as prescribed. 

After physical verification, an internal committee re-verifies the data prepared by  the members. Each case of eligible Training Partner is recommended by the  committee for its empanelment to the Competent Authority. 

Based on the recommendations, Competent Authority approves the empanelment of  Training Partners. Training Partners are assigned specific state and targets; their  progress would be reviewed periodically. Training Partner desirous of working in  other states has to apply afresh. 

PMU creates login credentials of the Training Partners for respective State and an  email is sent to all empanelled Training Partners along with the Training Manuals.  The list of empanelled Training Partners is shared by PMU with the State  counterparts and will be uploaded on portal. The Training Partners are advised to  get in touch with PMU State counterparts and SIA of the state. They are also advised  to inform the Nodal Officers of the SIA in their States/Districts for effective planning  & reporting of the project. 

After receipt of the login credentials, the Training Partners are authorized to create  Training Centres on the portal with a declaration that the information given by the  training partner about their training centers is true and correct. PMU would physically  verify the existence of these Training Centres through visits and other methods. The  location (latitude/longitude) given by the training partner would be verified. 

Once the information is verified, a Training Center would be approved and would be  able to access the portal. PMU reserves the right to deactivate any training center if  any discrepancy is found. 

In case the documents/files sent by applicants are not complete or not fulfilling the  eligibility conditions, their application will be rejected and the concerned applicants  will be informed of the same. No further correspondence in this regard would be  entertained. 

The entire process of empanelment will take a minimum of 20 days and should be  completed in maximum 30 days. 

Q.6. What is the training fee under PMGDISHA? 

A training fee of Rs. 300/- per candidate is payable directly to respective Training  Partners/Centres through CSC-SPV on successful certification of candidates trained by them.


Q.7. What is the payment process for the partners? 

The invoice has to be sent printed on the letter head of the partner duly stamped. All the  necessary details in the invoice should be completed i.e. Invoice number (assigned by the  partner), PAN number, service tax number, bank details etc. Also, an affidavit must also be  submitted to the PMU. 

The address for correspondence is :  

CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd.  

238, Okhala phase-3 

Okhala Industrial Area 

New Delhi 

Q.8. How will the partners provide training to the candidates ? An authorized partner will provide training to the candidates through the training centres.  The partner will register the centres on the portal through their login credentials. Upon  verification of the training centres by the monitoring organization, the login credential are  created for the training centre. The login credentials will be used to register and train the  candidates. 

Q.9. What is the training process for the candidate? 

Video Assisted teaching by trainer on the basic digital literacy, digital payment 

Demonstration by trainer to candidates about the content and hardware components of  digital devices. 

Hands-on training to the candidate for practice and to make the candidate familiar with  internet, Electronic Payment Systems etc. 

Periodic assessment conducted by trainer to make candidate familiar about the online  examination. 

Q.10. What is the benefit to the candidates? 

After the training and assessment, the candidates will be certified by a national level  certifying agency under PMGDISHA. 

Q.11. Which are the certifying agencies under PMGDISHA? 

Under the Scheme, it is envisaged that the examination will be conducted by a national level  certifying agency. Nine certifying agencies are empanelled under the scheme on National &  State level is mentioned below :  

National Level 

National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) 

The National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD)

 

State Level 

Haryana : Haryana Knowledge Corporation Limited 

Tamilnadu : ICT Academy 

Andhra Pradesh : Andhra University 

Telangana : Indian School of Business-Hyderabad 

Gujarat : Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India 

Jharkhand : BIT-Sindri 

Q.12. What is the duration of the training Programme? 

The duration of the training Programme is 20 hours which has to be completed in a  minimum of 10 days and maximum of 30 days. 

Q13. How will the partner receive its login credentials and how will it activate  their account? 

The instructions to activate the account of Training Partner will be sent to its E-mail once it has completed the process and submitted all the relevant documents. If the Training  Partner does not receive an E-mail, it should check that its E-mail service provider's mailing  software is not blocking it. Also, the status of the application can be checked on the  www.pmgdisha.in 

Q.14. How do I contact the candidates for PMGDISHA? 

You can contact candidates within your Gram Panchayat through promotional activities. 

Q.15. What are the eligibility criteria for selection of a beneficiary ? The eligibility criteria are : 

The person should be non IT literate person 

The person should be within the range of 14-60 years of age, and 

The person should be an ordinary resident of the Gram Panchayat 

Q.16. What would be the tenure of the accreditation of training partner? The training partner will be accredited for a period of one year under PMGDISHA project  and its accreditation will be renewed after accessing the work done during that period. 

Q.17. Is there a limit to the number of States wherein an accredited training  partner may work under PMGDISHA? 

An Accredited Training Partners would be assigned with a specified area of operation and  target preferably within the same state. 

Q.18. Who should a training partner/centre contact if it comes across any  challenges during the implementation of the project ? 

Any Training partner/centre can contact PMGDISHA Toll Free No: 1800 3000 3468, Email  Id : helpdesk@pmgdisha.in

 

Q.19. What are the responsibilities of a training centre? 

A Training Centre registered under PMGDISHA Project has the following responsibilities : Enrolling the candidates for the course. 

Imparting appropriate training to candidates. 

Marking the attendance and conducting continuous assessment using the Online  Monitoring Application-cum-Learning Management System 

Keeping a record of all candidates enrolled in the course, certifying their attendance  and ensuring that the candidates appear for the online examination. 

Providing support and assistance for at least two years after the training is over. Ensuring achievement of learning outcomes for each candidate. 

Delivery of content through mobile phone as a supplementary facility so that neo-IT  literates can refresh content learnt during the physical training mode. 

To link Aadhaar No. to distinctly identify each beneficiary and to avoid duplicity. To install appropriate on-line reporting mechanism for reporting/monitoring of the  training Programmes in order to maintain transparency. 

To encourage and mobilize selected beneficiaries to their training centre and ensure  successful completion of the training as per norms prescribed in this regard. 

The Training Partners/Centres would report periodically, details of persons trained to  CSC-SPV, after successful completion of training. 

The trained candidates shall have to undergo an online examination (as soon as the  training is completed) by a recognized certifying agency.  

Training Agencies would get the training fees only after successful certification of the  candidates subject to meeting the prescribed outcome criteria. 

Certification of the trained beneficiaries would be carried out through online remotely  proctored examination conducted by nationally recognized Certifying Agencies as  mentioned under Question No. 11 above.  

Q.20. Where should an organization send the documents in order to become a  training partner/training centre under PMGDISHA? 

Training Partner/Centre has to send duly filled form (available on our website) and other  documents to our Address : 

CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd.  

238, Okhala phase-3 

Okhala Industrial Area 

New Delhi-110020

 

Q21. Who shall appoint a Training Centre ? 

The Training Partners shall appoint the Training Centers in the District/Block/Gram  Panchayat/Village 

Q.22. What are the eligibility criteria for training centre ? 

The Training Centre shall be identified by Training Partner as per the infrastructure  requirement of PMGDISHA. The required infrastructure for a training centre is given below : 

Physical Infrastructure 

One class room to seat 5 - 20 students to be located within the Gram Panchayat  boundaries 

Minimum carpet area of 200 - 500 sq. ft. 

Technical Infrastructure 

Minimum of 3-5 Operational Computers (Laptop or PC) with genuine/ licensed software Out of 3-5 computers, one shall be a low-end server 

All computers should be connected on a local network 

One High Resolution Web Camera (Minimum: 0.5 Megapixel, Recommended: 1280 x  720 resolution) 

Reliable Internet Connectivity with the minimum speed of 256 kbps One printer and scanner 

3-5 Tablets/Mobile phones 

Biometric devices prescribed by PMU 

Manpower 

Each training centre shall have a minimum of one teaching faculty, with a minimum  educational qualification of NIELIT's BCC or its equivalent. 

Q.23. Who approves a Training Centre? 

After the Partner registers a training centre and login credentials are created, a training  centre is approved by the CSC-SPV after scrutiny. After the CSC-SPV approves the training  centre, then only a training centre shall be able to login to the PMGDISHA portal. 

Q.24. Where can I check the status of my payment? 

The payment status can be checked through VLEs dashboard. 

Q.25. What is the process of payment for the CSC Centres? 

Training Centre can raise invoices of every month. To generate invoice : Click on the tab Invoicing and Payments.  

Choose the Year/Month/date, and  

Click on generate, invoice for that period will be generated.  

Training Centre can also check payment history of the past months.

 

Q.26. How do I register my Training center for PMGDISHA? 

The following steps are to be followed to register your training centre on the portal : 

Visit CSC website https://digitalseva.csc.gov.in/ and login with your CSC ID and  Password. 

On the dashboard click on the option Services. 

On Clicking Education Option, following screen will open.  

Click in the PMGDISHA tab. A new window will open. VLEs can download the Training  Centre Affidavit from the highlighted tab. 

VLEs have to fill the downloaded Affidavit and upload the same on the below page.  

Once document uploaded and clicked on check box for soft consent for sharing  information, click on the tab Add. (Please Note: Without submitting Affidavit Training  Centre cannot be registered in PMGDISHA scheme.) 

In your registered Mail ID you will receive a mail from PMGDISHA containing your User  Name and Password. Training Centre can download Geo Tagging Application from the  link given in the mail. 

Now visit PMGDISHA website www.pmgdisha.in and enter your Login credentials. On first time login, TC will see below screen. Click on the check box, I agree. 

On successfully submitting all the details of Training Centre below screen will appear.  TC may change once in profile and save it. 

Training Centre has to create the code of their location with the help of Geo Tagging  Application. Enter the Code in the blank space and entre tab Add Location Code. (Please  note it is mandatory to share location and to add GEO tagging code) 

Q.27. How do I register students under PMGDISHA? 

Please follow the following steps to register students on the portal : 

Training Centre has to download the Panchayat Document and fill details of digitally  illiterate candidates and sign the same with Panchayat Pradhan/BDO/Tehsildaar. After  signature, upload the document on the portal. 

To register student click on tab Student. Following screen will appear. Enter candidates  Aadhaar Number. (Without Aadhaar candidate cannot be registered on the portal). 

Choose any one mode of biometric authentication. E-KYC can be done via Fingeprint,  Scanning Eye or One Time Password (OTP). 

Enter candidate's Aadhaar Number and click on the box. Now click on the tab for  generating OTP.

 

If OTP generated successfully, a message in green colour will appear on the screen.  Enter the OTP in blank space and click on Validate OTP tab. 

After successful entering the OTP student will register on the portal, check student/'s  details by clicking on student tab. 

Q.28. I have forgotten my password. What should I do? 

The passwords for the students can be reset by the training centers by going to the student  summary. Also, for the generating the passwords of Training centres, please raise a ticket  on CSC Helpdesk. CSC Central Team will generate a new password for the Training Centre. 

Q.29. What are the technical requirements for examination under PMGDISHA? Following are the technical requirements for conducting the examination : 

Minimum of 3-5 Operational Computers (Laptop or PC) with genuine/ licensed software Out of 3-5 computers, one shall be a low-end server 

All computers should be connected on a local network 

One High Resolution Web Camera (Minimum: 0.5 Megapixel, Recommended: 1280 x  720 resolution) 

Reliable Internet Connectivity with the minimum speed of 256 kbps One printer and scanner 

3-5 Tablets/Mobile phones 

Biometric devices prescribed by PMU 

Q.30. What is the process to be followed where there is no Aadhaar card? Kindly go to the nearest RGI camp and register yourself. Alternatively, contact our State  representative. 

Q.31. Are there any cities not covered under PMGDISHA ? 

The cities covered under urban agglomerations would be excluded from the Scheme (list  enclosed). 

List of Cities not to be covered under the Scheme is enclosed as Annexure-D. 

Q32. What is training outcomes and how to fill student's outcome form ? This is the measurement of the training imparted to the student under PMGDISHA. To gauge  the training on digital transactions systems : 

Every beneficiary needs to do five transactions (1 Re. each) using BHIM UPI/USSD mode 

Training centre would fill twelve digit transaction number along with bank name and  date of transaction into outcome form. 

 

Re. 1 would be transferred to CSC SPV (CSC SPV bank details: IFSC Code :  UTIB0000049; Account No :. 915020062508293; Virtual payment Address (VPA):  cscspv@axisbank). 

Now, Training centre has to fill other details of candidates, like whether candidate has  digital locker, candidate has bank account, candidate uses insurance services or not. Make  sure all these activities have been completed by students. 

To gauge the training on communication using internet, candidate has to verify their mail  ID. Candidate has to send a mail to GOAHEAD@PMGDISHAMAIL.IN. Without which  candidate cannot appear for examination. 

Helpdesk Executive(s) may kindly contact the below mentioned officials for  assistance in case of any difficulty – 

Sl No. Name Designation Mobile No. E-Mail ID 1. Shri Subodh Mishra AVP 9871230717 subodh@cscegovindia.com








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