PM e-Vidya
Also called: PM eVidya · Topic: Human Capital: Education, Health and Demographic Dividend · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
PM e-Vidya is a Ministry of Education programme for digital school education. It brings several channels together under one umbrella: online platforms such as DIKSHA, TV channels, radio and audio content. Each child can then learn through whatever device they have, whether a smartphone, a TV or only a radio. This matters because many homes have no internet. Using many channels together helps close the digital divide, the gap between people who can use digital technology and people who cannot.
Example
In 2023, NADA (the National Anti-Doping Agency) and NCERT signed an MoU on value-based sport education. Under it, e-content on fair play and integrity for school children and teachers was delivered through PM e-Vidya. This showed that the programme can carry new subjects to schools through channels that already exist.
Don't confuse with
- SWAYAM: a single platform that offers free online courses (MOOCs, which are open courses anyone can join) from Grade 9 onwards. PM e-Vidya is a wider umbrella that joins many delivery channels, including TV and radio, for school education.
- National Career Service: a job portal that helps people find work. It is not a platform for teaching or learning.