Digital Literacy Drive 2026 — PSEF Trains 1,000 Women in Digital Banking Across 15 Villages
डिजिटल साक्षरता अभियान — 1,000 महिलाओं को डिजिटल बैंकिंग प्रशिक्षण
PSEF Help India's Digital Literacy Drive reached 15 villages in Shahdol district, training 1,000 women in UPI payments, digital banking, and government e-services over 30 days.
Bridging the Digital Divide — One Village at a Time
From 15 February to 15 March 2026, PSEF Help India conducted a 30-day Digital Literacy Drive across 15 villages in Shahdol district, reaching over 1,000 women — most of whom had never used a smartphone for financial transactions before.
डिजिटल क्रांति की जरूरत | Why Digital Literacy?
In Shahdol district's villages:
- 68% of women with bank accounts never used mobile banking
- 45% of SHG members relied on others to check their DBT payments
- Ladli Behna and other government payments often went unchecked for months
PSEF identified this as a critical barrier to women's financial independence.
Programme Structure
Phase 1: Smartphone Basics (Week 1)
- How to use a touchscreen
- Making and receiving calls
- Taking photos and voice messages in WhatsApp
- Installing and opening apps
Phase 2: Digital Banking (Week 2)
- UPI setup (PhonePe, Google Pay, Paytm)
- Checking account balance via missed call / SMS
- Sending and receiving money
- Reading OTP and transaction SMS safely
Phase 3: Government e-Services (Week 3)
- MP e-District portal for certificates
- Sambal Yojana and Ladli Behna status check
- Digilocker for documents
- UMANG app for central government services
Phase 4: Safe Internet Use (Week 4)
- How to identify online frauds and scams
- Never share OTP
- Reporting suspicious calls
आंकड़े | Numbers
| Metric | Count | |---|---| | Women trained | 1,024 | | Villages covered | 15 | | Training sessions | 120 | | UPI accounts activated | 780 | | Women who checked own DBT | 650+ | | Fraud prevention awareness | 1,000+ |
Feedback from Participants
"Pehle mujhe nahin pata tha ki mere account mein paisa aaya ya nahin — kisi aur ko poochna padta tha. Ab main khud check kar leti hun." — Savitri Bai, SHG member, Bhanpur village
"मेरी बहू मुझे WhatsApp पर photo भेजती है — पहले नहीं देख पाती थी। PSEF ki wajah se seekha." — Kamla Devi, 58 years, Shahdol
PSEF's Digital Inclusion Goal
PSEF aims to make 10,000 women in Shahdol and Umaria districts digitally literate by December 2026 through ongoing mobile-based training.
Volunteer as a Digital Trainer: 📞 +91-8969886176 | 📧 pujafoundation95@gmail.com
