Highlighting the importance of skill development in making a success of the National Digital Literacy Mission and Digital India Campaign, the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) on Friday laid the foundation stone of its headquarters at Dwarka, here.
NIELIT is a part of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Ministry of Communications & IT,
The Government also launched a national toll-free helpline number 1800-11-65-11 for NIELIT students, Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) portal and Digital Marketing Information Booklet on the occasion.
NIELIT has trained over 20 lakh students in the last two decades across 31 NIELIT centres, besides a network of about 900 accredited training partners and nearly 6,000 facilitation centres.
However, in line with the Government’s thrust on the Digital India Campaign, NIELIT has also set a target of training 55 lakh students in ICT for jobs, ESDM and Digital Marketing courses in the coming four to five years.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister for Communications and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad, said, “A digital revolution has begun in the country. NIELIT will be the centre of digital empowerment in India by minimising the digital divide through skill development and by providing basic digital literacy at a click of a button.”
NIELIT’s efforts to start digital marketing courses is commendable as artisans, traders and many others from all corners of the country should be digitally trained to take full benefits of the eCommerce revolution taking place in the country, he said.