Naxalite-infested Gadchiroli district administration in Maharashtra has started a digital literacy project for its people
Earlier in 2021, more than 40,000 youth who were qualified were left unemployed due to less opportunities
Once the DC of Gadchiroli, Sanjay Meena put out a vacancy for a consultant to look into special projects
The officer received an unexpectedly good response but most of them were not qualified enough for the position
This is when Alpha Academy was launched in collaboration with Gondwana university in Gadchiroli
In this,
full stack web development course is being provided including soft skill training of registered students
The academy will be having a Learning Management System, tracking each activity of students, and providing real time monitoring of the performance
More than this, the district administration is also decentralising it to all the 12 blocks of the district
Master trainers are being made and financial assistance is being provided to set up their own coaching institue in their blocks
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