Ideate for India: A National challenge launched by Ministry of Electronics and IT

Ideate for India: A National challenge launched by Ministry of Electronics and IT

Yesterday, Ministry of Electronics and IT launched a national challenge for the youth of the nation - "Ideate for India - Creative Solutions using Technology". The challenge was launched by Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister for Electronics & IT, Law & Justice aims to provide the students with a platform where they can solve the problems of the society and communities around them. Under the challenge, the students will be encouraged to new indigenous technologies which can be used to solve the local problems of the communities. The challenge has been designed and launched by the National e-Governance Division, Ministry of Electronics and IT in collaboration with Intel India and is supported by Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Human Resource Development. The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L) will reach the various education bodies such as State Education Departments, NVS, KVS and CBSE authorities to spread the word about the challenge and make it known and popular on the national level. Elaborating the purpose of the challenge Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "The National Challenge is well thought out and aims at conversion of dreams of children into ideas leading to the development of working solutions. I am hopeful that the top 360 ideas i.e. 10 top ideas from each of the 36 States and Union Territories will reflect possible and practical solutions towards solving local citizen-centric problems covering welfare issues like agriculture, quality health, quality education, women safety, child safety, assistance to divyang, etc". The national challenge is open for the students from class 6-12 and is expected to reach 1 million students in the coming 3 months. The ministry has identified 11 core areas in which can share their breakthrough ideas -- healthcare services, education services, digital services, environment, women safety, traffic, infrastructure, agriculture, social welfare, disability and tourism.

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