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Brainstorming Ideas on Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana through MyGov
The Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana Group on MyGov invited inputs from citizens for essential facilities under the scheme. Citizens have brainstormed and presented innovative ideas based on rural culture and population such as promotion of regional arts, taking the PPP route for building homes with the help of local architects etc. Emphasis is also laid on strengthening the Common Service Centre (CSC) network in villages. Some selected responses received are presented below:
Winners of E-Greetings designing contest for Diwali declared!
A contest to design e-greeting templates for the festival of Diwali was held on MyGov platform. Exuberant participation was shown by citizens. As many as 1140 attractive creations were received. Out of those creative entries, 19 creations have been shortlisted. Heartiest congratulation to the winners! Following are the names and creations of the winners:
Winners declared of E-Greetings designing contest for Gandhi Jayanti!
After an enthusiastic participation shown by the citizens, the results of the E-Greeting designing competition for Gandhi Jayanti are out. The contest was held by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the MyGov platform. The competition struck the right chord as over 1300 innovative responses were received. MyGov congratulates the winners! Here’s a glimpse of the names of the winners and their creations:
Congratulations to the winners of contests for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan logo and tagline!
The winners of the contests for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan organized by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation have been announced. The Ministry sought peoples’ participation in suggesting a suitable logo and slogan for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan through the MyGov platform. The contests successfully concluded on 19th September. Keeping in view the goal of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to make India Open Defecation Free - the competitions received enormous responses. More than 5000 responses received for slogan writing contest. While for logo, it was over 1600.
Wonderful creations received for e-greetings competition organized by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
MyGov and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare came up with an E-Greetings designing competition for Gandhi Jayanti. On October 2, 1994, school children of Delhi moved a step forward and contributed their labour in Polio eradication. The efforts enabled India to be Polio free today. MHFW gave an opportunity to the citizens of India to pay tribute to the Father of The Nation by designing E-Greetings on the MyGov Creative Corner. More than 1300 innovative designs have been submitted by citizens. The last date of entry was 19th September 2014. The winners will be announced shortly.
Vibrant responses mark the end of contests organized by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation came up with creative contests for its proposed scheme on the MyGov platform. The scheme will work under the envisioned ‘Antyodaya’ philosophy of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. It aims to improve livelihood of the poor and the urban poor by offering concessional loans for setting up micro enterprises, skill training and mobilization of women into self help groups and more. The all- embracing scheme is set to embark on 25th September 2014, the Birth Anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
Creative responses received for the National Digital Literacy Mission Contest
The MyGov platform introduced an innovative contest for the National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM). Citizens were called on to come up with ideas on logos, slogans and banner for the initiative. More than 1600 entries were received thereby consolidating the mission targeted at 10 lakh persons. The Mission aims to provide ICT training to one in every eligible household in selected Blocks in each State/UTW. The creative corner contest on MyGov concluded on 15 September, 2014. The names of winners will be announced shortly.
Inviting citizens to join contests on the proposed scheme of Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
Inviting citizens to join contests on the proposed scheme of Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has set up a scheme to reach out to the poorest of the poor. The proposed scheme is designed under the envisioned philosophy of ‘Antyodaya’ by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. Aim of the proposed scheme: To expand the scope of present National Urban Livelihoods Mission, offer concessional loans for micro enterprises, skill training and mobilization of women, improve infrastructure of street vendors and provide shelters for homeless.
Winners of the Teachers' Day E-Greetings Contest Announced!
“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:
Digital India Mission gets a boost with citizens designing logos Voting for entries open till 7th September 2014
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.
Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitates winners of MyGov contest for Financial Inclusion Programme
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.
Financial Inclusion Programme
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: