e-SafeHER

NEWS:  Massive cybersecurity training initiative designed to empower one million women across rural India.

About

• e-SafeHERà Specialized Cyber Security Awareness Training Programme tailored for rural women.
• Anchored under MeitY’s larger Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) framework
• Operates on a peer-led, community-based model to bridge the gap between digital access and digital security.
• Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

objective

• To create a gender-responsive and sustainable model for cyber-safe digital inclusion
• Enables one million women across rural India to participate safely in the digital ecosystem over the next three years (by 2029).
• Strengthen last-mile cybersecurity awareness for women engaged in digital financial transactions

Key Features

• The Cyber Sakhi ModelàTrains women to become Cyber Sakhis (cyber friends)à act as peer educators within their local communities.
• C-DACà leads the development of localized, audio-visual modules and training materials adapted into multiple Indian languages to ensure accessibility.
• Works through women’s Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to reach the remotest rural regions without requiring new infrastructure.
• The programme begins in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha before scaling nationally.
• Combines structured technical training with community-based interventions and audio-visual modules to drive measurable behavioral changes.