Utkarsh Bangla Scheme Gets UN Award
- On 24th April, 2019, West Bengal government’s ‘Utkarsh Bangla’ scheme was awarded the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) award of the United Nations.
Key Facts
- WB government’s ‘Utkarsh Bangla’ scheme, aims to create a pool of skilled candidates industry ready.
- WSIS Prizes is an international contest to create an effective mechanism to evaluate and recognise individuals, governments and private bodies for outstanding success in implementing development oriented strategies that leverage the power of ICTs as an enabler of the development.
- The West Bengal government had received another UN award in 2017 for its ‘Kanyashree’ project, a targeted conditional cash ....
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