e-SafeHER launched to train one million rural women as 'Cyber Sakhis'
C-DAC Hyderabad and Reliance Foundation launched e-SafeHER on 13 April 2026, a cyber security awareness programme under MeitY's Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) programme that aims to reach one million women in rural India over three years.
Summary
C-DAC Hyderabad, a scientific society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and Reliance Foundation launched e-SafeHER on 13 April 2026, a cyber security awareness training programme to help one million women across rural India participate safely in the digital ecosystem over three years. The initiative is anchored in MeitY's Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) programme, with C-DAC Hyderabad providing content and training material and Reliance Foundation leading dissemination in rural communities, particularly through women's Self-Help Groups. MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan described it as a step towards a Cyber Secure Bharat.
Key facts
- Programme
- e-SafeHER (Cyber Sakhis)
- Launched
- 13 April 2026
- Partners
- C-DAC Hyderabad (MeitY) and Reliance Foundation
- Anchor
- MeitY's ISEA programme
- Target
- One million rural women over three years
- Channel
- Women's Self-Help Groups
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The e-SafeHER programme launched on 13 April 2026 aims to reach how many women in rural India?
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Correct answer: B — One million over three years
e-SafeHER aims to reach one million women across India over three years.
Consider the following statements about e-SafeHER: 1. It is anchored under MeitY's Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) programme. 2. It is being delivered jointly by C-DAC Bengaluru and Reliance Foundation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the C-DAC partner is C-DAC Hyderabad.