Analytics and Systems club, IIM Raipur visited the Government High school, Sejbahar and conducted an hour and a half session on how students can leverage the digital initiatives taken by the Government of India.
The session objective was to let the students gain insight on how the country is moving towards the digital world and what’s in store for them. It also covered how digital initiatives can make day to day processes of common citizens easy and how it helps in bringing transparency in the implementation of Govt schemes.
The session covered important aspects like National Scholarship Portal, E-Hospital, Digilocker, E-sign framework, Swacchbharat mobile app, MyGov BharatNet, Internet of Things(IoT).
It also explained about the common service centre available for them in their vicinity through which they can register for many digital schemes and use them for their benefit.
Around 70 students from class 11 and 12 of different streams participated in the event enthusiastically.
They were enlightened about how to store their valuable documents digitally on a Govt application, book their appointments and view medical reports online and understand the importance of E-sign framework through Aadhar card.
New technological aspects like reporting cleanliness issues through Swachh Bharat mobile app, BHIM app, Bharat Net, Wi-Fi hotspot were also covered. Short videos were accompanied by explanation for clear understanding.
Interaction with students showed the knowledge they gained of the topic discussed in between session and at end of the session. The initiative got good feedback from the teachers.