In order to boost Digital India scheme and provide contents online, Vikaspedia, a web portal which impart services in six major primary domains like agriculture, health, education, social welfare, energy and e-Governance organised a workshop cum training of trainer (TOT) for Pragya Kendra employee and Common Services Centres (CSCs).
Vikaspedia is supported by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and runs by C-DAC, Hyderabad to make denizens aware about the several currents issues which includes Government policies, amendments and act.
“With the consent of I-T department, Jharkhand, 100 village-level employees (VlEs) have been selected to get the training and after the training, all these master trainers will further impart their knowledge and skills to other VlEs in their respective blocks. Approximately, 4000 Pragya Kendras are functioning across the state,” informed an officer bearer of Jharkhand Chapter, Shruti Sahay.
The work and contents of the portal is regularly monitored by the Ministry of ICT. Initiated in February 2014, the name of the portal is a portmanteau of the words ‘Vikas’ which stand for development and ‘encyclopedia’. The uniqueness of the portal is providing information in local languages in all six sectors. Vikaspedia is planning to launch portals in other regional languages too.
“Jharkhand has been selected for uploading the contents in Hindi language. All the recent developments, policies and acts of government are uploaded on portal for denizens’ convenience. Any queries related to any related subjects are answered by the experts from across the country,” said Sahay.