{"id":14061,"date":"2025-09-14T23:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T14:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=14061"},"modified":"2025-09-14T23:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T14:16:13","slug":"digitally-empowering-communities-in-india-with-cisco-and-indus-motion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=14061","title":{"rendered":"Digitally empowering communities in India with Cisco and Indus Motion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden alignleft wp-image-477936 size-thumbnail\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Shreya-Headshot-edited-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Shreya Arora headshot\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-477936 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Shreya-Headshot-edited-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Shreya Arora headshot\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/noscript>This weblog put up is being visitor written by Shreya Arora on Cisco\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en_in\/about\/csr\/india-cash-grants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India Money Grant<\/a> workforce<\/em><em>, the place she helps the rollout and governance of CSR packages throughout India. Drawing on seven years of expertise in program improvement and fundraising, Shreya brings a holistic view of the nonprofit world and a powerful need to translate native wants into real-world options. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Shreya\u2019s dedication to inclusive, community-driven change is fueled by the inspiration she finds in collaborating with Cisco\u2019s numerous community of companions.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Within the bustling lanes of India\u2019s villages and cities, goals usually collide with obstacles. For thousands and thousands of households, social welfare packages maintain the promise of a brighter future; nonetheless, the pathways to those advantages are sometimes managed by older, lower-tech techniques that may be advanced to navigate. In 2018, Cisco partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/indusaction.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indus Motion<\/a>, an India-based non-profit, to handle this problem, digitally reworking important social safety techniques to be extra citizen-friendly and efficient.<\/p>\n<p>By our ever-evolving partnership, Cisco and Indus Motion have helped numerous weak residents rework their lives for the higher by growing their entry to training, maternal well being, labor welfare, and extra. Learn on to find out how Indus Motion is utilizing inventive digital options to drive ecosystem innovation, constructing extra resilient and thriving communities within the course of.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-6a293eda074f9\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-6a293eda074f9\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6a293eda074f9\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=14061\/#Bridging_the_hole_Schooling_for_each_little_one\" title=\"Bridging the hole: Schooling for each little one\">Bridging the hole: Schooling for each little one<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=14061\/#Supporting_pregnant_and_first-time_moms\" title=\"Supporting pregnant and first-time moms\">Supporting pregnant and first-time moms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=14061\/#Safeguarding_labor_welfare\" title=\"Safeguarding labor welfare\">Safeguarding labor welfare<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=14061\/#Working_in_direction_of_a_future_the_place_good_training_is_for_everybody\" title=\"Working in direction of a future the place good training is for everybody\">Working in direction of a future the place good training is for everybody<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bridging_the_hole_Schooling_for_each_little_one\"><\/span><strong>Bridging the hole: Schooling for each little one<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Schooling will be transformational for anybody\u2014but, for a lot of low-income households in India, it stays elusive. Recognizing this problem, Cisco and Indus Motion joined collectively to help the implementation of Part 12(1)(c) of India\u2019s Proper to Schooling (RTE) Act. This coverage mandates that 25% of seats in personal, unaided faculties be reserved for kids from economically deprived sections and teams.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_478004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-478004\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden wp-image-478004 size-medium\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-0612-edited-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"Woman sitting with a small child and talking\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-478004 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-0612-edited-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"Woman sitting with a small child and talking\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-0612-edited-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-0612-edited-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-0612-edited-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-0612-edited-1536x1106.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-0612-edited-2048x1475.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-478004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Serving to kids entry high quality training by way of a tech-enabled platform.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With Cisco\u2019s help, Indus Motion developed an Schooling-Administration Info System (EdMIS), an modern know-how platform designed to streamline the RTE admissions course of. The work spanned three states full-time and supported 4 others, making certain admissions for about 2.15lakh (215,000) college students. From college and pupil registrations to utility lotteries, reimbursements, and pupil monitoring, EdMIS has simplified advanced administrative workflows and ensured transparency throughout the ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Households like Somesh\u2019s, whose son gained admission to a non-public college below RTE, live proof of the transformative energy of this initiative.\u00a0\u201cWith out this provision, enrolling our little one in a non-public college would have been practically unattainable,\u201d Somesh\u2019s mom shared. \u201cThis coverage helps households like ours. We hope it continues to help others like us sooner or later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indus Motion\u2019s flagship mission wasn\u2019t nearly rapid outcomes\u2014it was about constructing scalable, replicable, sustainable options for the long run. By launching the EdMIS platform in states like\u00a0Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, and Haryana, whereas supporting others in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh, the partnership laid the groundwork for lasting systemic change.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Supporting_pregnant_and_first-time_moms\"><\/span><strong>Supporting pregnant and first-time moms<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2020, Cisco and Indus Motion expanded their attain to help pregnant and first-time moms below the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), a welfare program for maternal well being. The target of PMMVY is to present partial compensation to pregnant girls and lactating moms who had been working and needed to expertise a wage loss because of the being pregnant.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_478006\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-478006\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden wp-image-478006\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-0634-edited-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"Worker helping a mother with three small children\" width=\"500\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-478006\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-0634-edited-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"Worker helping a mother with three small children\" width=\"500\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-0634-edited-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-0634-edited-1024x832.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-0634-edited-768x624.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-0634-edited-1536x1248.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-0634-edited-2048x1663.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-478006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Maternal help efforts have boosted health-seeking behaviors amongst younger moms who may in any other case go with out important care.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Impressed by the EdMIS use case, a dashboard and hotline had been developed to streamline operational efficiencies and knowledge monitoring for the state of Uttar Pradesh, whereas offering a discussion board for the recipients to hunt help. Over 18,000 girls obtained all three instalments of the money profit, and the mission witnessed over 60,000 new registrations.<\/p>\n<p>Money advantages are delivered in a well timed method, with extra enhancements in service supply. Past this, this system has resulted in a rise in health-seeking habits\u2014similar to antenatal and prenatal check-ups.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Safeguarding_labor_welfare\"><\/span><strong>Safeguarding labor welfare<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_478114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-478114\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden wp-image-478114\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-300x190.png\" alt=\"Two women talking together while one on the left takes notes\" width=\"350\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-478114\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-300x190.png\" alt=\"Two women talking together while one on the left takes notes\" width=\"350\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-1024x650.png 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-1536x975.png 1536w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/blogs-images-new\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2025\/09\/Indus-Action-Blog-Image-2048x1300.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-478114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Households obtain professional help in navigating important social welfare packages<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2025, Cisco and Indus Motion renewed their partnership with a daring new focus: bettering welfare for staff registered below the\u00a0Constructing and Different Building Staff Welfare Board (BOCWWB). Leveraging the teachings realized from RTE implementation, the companions purpose to deploy know-how to simplify entry to advantages, tackle grievances, and improve governance for staff and their households.<\/p>\n<p>Cisco\u2019s funding in grievance redressal mechanisms has already confirmed invaluable, serving to households efficiently navigate the often-confusing welfare panorama. By listening to residents\u2019 issues, Indus Motion has not solely resolved particular person circumstances but in addition used these insights to strengthen insurance policies and processes on the state stage.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Working_in_direction_of_a_future_the_place_good_training_is_for_everybody\"><\/span><strong>Working in direction of a future the place good training is for everybody<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Our partnership with Indus Motion is greater than only a program; it\u2019s a motion\u2014an indication of how know-how, when paired with Objective, can dismantle obstacles, construct bridges, and enhance essential ecosystems. As Cisco and Indus Motion proceed their journey, the teachings realized and milestones achieved will function a playbook for driving scalable, sustainable change throughout India.<\/p>\n<p>To be taught extra about Indus Motion\u2019s initiatives and discover methods to become involved, go to their web site at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indusaction.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indusaction.org<\/a>. Collectively, we will create higher social safety techniques that work for everybody.<\/p>\n<p>Share:<\/p>\n<p>\n  \t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weblog put up is being visitor written by Shreya Arora on Cisco\u2019s India Money Grant workforce, the place she helps the rollout and governance of CSR packages throughout India. 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