SWAYAM’, an initiative of the Government of India, aims at(2016)
a) promoting the Self Help Groups in rural areas
b) providing financial and technical assistance to young start-up entrepreneurs
c) promoting the education and health of adolescent girls
d) providing affordable and quality education to the citizens for free
D
SWAYAM is an Information Technology platform which will host Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and provide high quality education on various subjects from school level–class 9-12 to Under Graduate and Post Graduate students– covering all disciplines.
Through this scheme the Ministry has proposed to provide high quality e-content to all colleges and universities free of cost.
