On 7th October 2017, Pradhan Mantri Gramirn Digital Shiksha Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) was launched to impart digital literacy in rural areas with the aim
to empower at least one person per rural household with crucial digital literacy skills. Under this abhiyan, rural people between the age group of 14 to 60 years are being trained without any fees to operate computers, tablets, smart phones, etc and access government e-services, undertake digital payment, compose e-mails through the use of internet. PMGDISHA is expected to make around 40% rural households in country digitally literate by March 2019.
In an endeavour to promote the culture of
innovation and entrepreneurship by creating a scientific temper among the youth, Atal Innovation Mission has been set up at NITI Aayog. It aims to improve vision of the students who can enhance
their creativity and transform them into innovators of the new technology. Under the mission, selected schools are provided financial aid to establish tinkering laboratories where students from class VI to XIl give shape to their innovative ideas and entrepreneurial skills. In the next step, Atal Incubation Centers are established to nurture
innovative start-up businesses to become a successful entrepreneur. Succinctly, it can be concluded that, agriculture
& allied sector still continue to occupy a predominant position in providing livelihood to rural population,ensuring food security and providing impetus to the growth of other sectors Many schemes and programmes have been
launched by the Government with special impetus to create scientific temper and foster the spirit of innovation among the rural youth. These schemes through their hand-holding support provide an excellent opportunity to the young rural entrepreneurs to initiate, establish and run
their enterprises successfully. Toconclude, rural youth are contributing enormously for sustainable
development of agriculture and rural economy With the help of various government initiatives, they will further strengthen rural development efforts of the government.
