About 52 mn trained under digital literacy scheme: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar

UP has the most beneficiaries, with over 10.3 million candidates certified in the past five years. Bihar and MP come next, with 4.2 million and 3.3 million candidates, respectively

Around 52.4 million candidates have been trained under the rural digital literacy programme, Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA), since the inception of the scheme.

The PMGDISHA scheme was approved by the Union Cabinet in February 2017, to improve digital literacy in rural India. It has been set a target to cover 60 million rural households (one person per household) across the country.

So far, around 61.5 million candidates across the country have registered for the programme, of which 38.9 million have been certified. The targets are likely to be achieved within the approved duration of the scheme i.e.