*DIGITAL SCOUTING GUIDING* Challenge 5.) #iGOT -Government Initiatives
The platform is called iGOT — Integrated Government Online Training and is set to be hosted on the Human Resources Development Ministry’s DIKSHA platform. The DIKSHA has been “retrofitted” to the purpose requested by the Central government’s Empowered Group chaired by Arun Panda, secretary in the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises. This particular group forms a part of the 11 such groups formed to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic by the Home Ministry under the Disaster Management Act.
The Department of Personnel and Training, has announced the launch of a learning platform (https://igot.gov.in) which offers online training for doctors, nurses, paramedics, hygiene workers, technicians, Auxiliary Nursing Midwives (ANMS), central & state govt. officers, civil defence officials, various police organisations, National Cadet Corps (NCC), Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), National Service Scheme (NSS), Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Bharat Scouts & Guides (BSG) and other volunteers to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The platform can be useful to combat COVID-19 for all front-line workers and equip them with the training and updates in coping with the pandemic.