Page 34 - Man Ki Baat Nov 2024 (English)

Empowering Communities

through Youth-Led Innovations and Digital

Inclusion

In the bustling lanes of
In many cities, the youth
are also coming forward to Lucknow, Virendra, a young
make the elderly a part of the
digital revolution. These elderly enthusiast, has become a
people had smart phones,
beacon of hope for the elderly
but there was no one to tell
them their correct usage. The in his community. His mission?
youth have also come forward
to save the elderly from the To simplify the lives of senior
risk of Digital Arrest. I am
citisens by assisting them with
happy that our young friends
are participating in this work Digital Life Certificates.
with full sensitivity and are
motivating others as well. Similarly, Mahesh’s efforts in
Bhopal highlight another critical
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(in 'Mann ki Baat' address) area of digital inclusivity—

cashless transactions. While
many elderly people possess
smartphones, they often lack

the knowledge to utilise features
like mobile payments.
“Today, India’s youth continue
to embody the spirit of the Meanwhile, in Ahmedabad,
Guru-Shishya Parampara
Rajiv works diligently to educate
as ‘gurus of technology’,
the elderly about the dangers
empowering not only their
families but also communities of cyber fraud, cautioning
across the country to embrace
them about scams like ‘Digital
the benefits of digital inclusion.”
Arrest.’ These stories from Prime
-Lalitha Nataraj
Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann
CEO, NPCI BHIM Services Ltd.
(NBSL) ki Baat' reflect the incredible

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