“Parents give birth; the Guru gives life. The school building which the government can construct is like the body, but the teachers are the soul.” – Hon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi The MyGov Creative Corner hosted a contest for Teachers’ Day E-Greetings organised by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Citizens enthusiastically participated in the contest and honoured their teachers by designing E-greetings. The winners of the contest are declared and are as below:

The programme to transform India into a knowledge economy and digitally empowered society now moves a step ahead with thousands of citizens participating in the contest to design a logo for Digital India. The contest received an overwhelming response with more than 7000 entries striving to portray the vision of Digital India which is centred on three key areas, namely providing digital infrastructure as a utility to every citizen, providing governance & services on demand and digital empowerment of citizens. The results of the contest will be announced shortly. Although the deadline for new submissions is closed, citizens are invited to vote for various designs till 7th September midnight. The number of likes received for each entry will also be taken into consideration by the jury. The innovative submissions can be viewed here (Logged-in users can view).

On the evening of 28th August 2014, Hon. Prime Minister felicitated winners of MyGov contest for Financial Inclusion Programme at the launch of Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana. Ms. Priya Sharma, based on whose entry the logo was finalised, has been rewarded with a cash prize of Rs. 25,000. The other participants who have been rewarded are Shri Sanjay Tiwari, Ms. Sonia Chauhan and ShriAjithGurunathan. These participants who proposed “Jan Dhan” received other half of the prize rounded up to Rs. 10,000 each. Shri Narendra Modi heartily congratulated each of these participants for their artistic talent and creativity in giving an identity to a ground-breaking reform for financial inclusion.

A competition was held through the MyGov Platform for suggesting the name, logo and tagline for the Comprehensive Financial Inclusion Programme. More than 6000 entries were received. The following has since been finalised:

The citizen engagement platform, MyGov marked the celebrations of the 68th Independence Day of our country by inviting citizens to design e-greetings. The Creative Corner witnessed the enthusiastic participation of thousands of people designing wonderful e-greetings on the occasion. Here’s a peek into the vivid submissions (Logged-in users can view). Out of these entries, a few have been selected and were featured on the official E-greeting portal. MyGov heartily congratulates these winners for their exceptional designs! Following are the winners who have been rewarded for their artwork:

PM Modi has often time and again laid emphasis on using technology to overcome issues ranging from farming to governance. The Digital India Group on MyGov is a significant step towards that goal. It's one of the fastest growing groups on the MyGov site with 37,590 members and is open to members who preferences are Digital Technologies which include Cloud Computing and Mobile Applications. The aim of the group is to "Come out with innovative ideas and practical solutions to realise Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a digital India." All you have to do to get started is to register on the site, pick a group of your liking and choose a task listed on the group!

All of us dream of Green and Pollution free India. The wish has got the support of our government now that MyGov site MyGov.nic.in has the ‘Green India’ group. Since its launch barely a week back the group has seen more than 48,000 members. The members hold discussion on two topics – Through sound and innovative policies, how can we achieve both development and a clean environment? Can only Government mitigate the menace of climate change or is public participation the way ahead?

Girl child education is a field that finds top priority in the Narendra Modi led Government's agenda and is quite close to the PM's heart. Improving the current literacy rates requires serious effort and what better way to get started than initiate discourse and take feedback from the people of the country itself! With an aim to study the discussions and ideas to improve girl child education in the country, whether it be facilities or economic assistance, the 'Girl child Education' group on MyGov provides the platform for the necessary debate. The objective of this Group is to prepare a policy framework and gather suggestions that can help increase education among girl students and give them livelihood opportunities.

Through the citizen-centric platform MyGov, join hands with the Government of India to tackle the unemployment issue. Being in the grip of slowdown, India's Job market needs stimulus. (1st) To turn the current tide with uptrend in hiring and new opportunities, the Narendra Modi Government is seeking people’s suggestions on policy reforms and ground level changes through 'Job Creation' Group. Since the launch, the group has witnessed more than 42,000 members voicing their concerns and suggestions regarding job creation in the country.

To create a nation of skilled citizens especially youth and encourage their active engagement with the Government for nation building, the MyGov site calls for suggestions on developing employable skills. The 'Skill Development' group seeks bold ideas, suggestions on concrete policies and initiatives to keep pace with the changing trends and help youth enter job market. Since the launch, more than 49,000 members have joined the group.