e-Shakti enters second phase

In this computer age, women should be internet savvy to fulfil the daily needs in minimum time. The State Government has launched second phase of e-Shakti in the form of a campaign. Under the campaign, 5 lakh girl students and women of the State will be made aware and trained in handling computer and internet this year.

Secretary to CM and Science and Technology Hari Ranjan Rao stated this while holding discussions with girl students at the launch of second phase of e-Shakti Abhiyan under ‘Digital India Week’ at Subhash Higher Secondary School for Excellence here on Tuesday.Rao said that with internet available on mobiles also, women can use the facility to meet their daily needs. He urged internet savvy girl students and women to apprise women in their neighbourhoods about it. The Secretary informed that Madhya Pradesh government has made a number of services online through mobile app. As a result, people will not have to do rounds of offices to get their works done. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed to make online all government services through mobile app.

Bharti Airtels’ CEO for Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh Veer Inder Nath said that internet makes society strong, advanced and aware. It reduces dependence on others. Internet literacy among women and girl students will bring about changes in society at a rapid pace.Principal of School for Excellence Sunita Saxena lauded government’s effort to make girl students and women internet savvy. She urged them to take advantage of it. Staff of Bharti Airtel gave detailed training to girl students regarding internet, e-mail, Facebook, Whatsapp etc.

In the second phase of e-Shakti Abhiyan, a target has been set to create awareness and digital literacy in 6 districts Bhopal, Dewas, Gwalior, Damoh, Dhar and Satna by MAP-IT with the cooperation of Bharti Airtel. Under the campaign, girl students of schools and colleges and women employees of government departments will be made internet savvy and digitally aware. At the launch of the second phase of e-Shakti Abhiyan, training was imparted to about 300 girl students of Subhash Higher Secondary School for Excellence.