Lok Sabha Question No. 3302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-22
Subject: PMGDSA
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MeitY)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3302

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 22.03.2017

## PMGDSA

## 3302.      ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  aims  and  objectives  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin  Digital  Saksharta Abhiyan along with the total outlay and funds allocated under this Abhiyan, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Abhiyan will cover the entire rural areas of the country and if not, whether the programme would be extended to the entire rural areas of the country in future; and
- (c) the time frame fixed for implementation of the Abhiyan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P.P.CHAUDHARY)

(a): The  main  objective  of the 'Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin  Digital  Saksharta  Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)'  is  to  make  six  crore  rural  households,  across  States/UTs,  digitally  literate, reaching to around 40% of rural households.   The total outlay of the Scheme is Rs. 2,351.38 Crore(approx.). It will be implemented as a Central Sector Scheme by the Ministry of Electronics &  Information  Technology  through  an  implementing  agency  namely  CSC  e-Governance Services  India  Limited,  with  active  collaboration  of  all  the  State  Governments  and  UT Administrations.  The  tentative  state-wise  funds  requirement  based  on  the  expenses  towards training fee, certification/assessment fee and programme management is at Annexure .

(b):   The Scheme is applicable  for rural areas of the country. To ensure equitable geographical coverage across the country, a Gram Panchayat centric approach would be adopted with targets being assigned and monitored for each of the around  2.50 lakh Gram Panchayats. On an average a target of 200-300 beneficiaries per Gram Panchayat is envisaged. Actual target for the Gram Panchayat  would  be  decided  by  the  District  e-Governance  Society  (DeGS)  chaired  by  the District Magistrate, keeping in view the size of district, population, local requirements, etc.

- (c):   The PMGDISHA scheme will be completed by 31 st March 2019.
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## Annexure

## Indicative State/UT-wise funds requirement under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan

|   S.No. | States/UTs        | Indicative fund requirement (Rs. in crore)   |   Indicative fund requirement (Rs. in crore) |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Uttar Pradesh     |                                              |                                       437.79 |
|       2 | Bihar             |                                              |                                       259.83 |
|       3 | West Bengal       |                                              |                                       175.61 |
|       4 | Maharashtra       |                                              |                                       173.73 |
|       5 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                              |                                       148.29 |
|       6 | Rajasthan         |                                              |                                       145.47 |
|       7 | Karnataka         |                                              |                                       106.01 |
|       8 | Tamil Nadu        |                                              |                                       104.99 |
|       9 | Orissa            |                                              |                                        98.64 |
|      10 | Gujarat           |                                              |                                        97.86 |
|      11 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                              |                                        79.48 |
|      12 | Telangana         |                                              |                                        79.48 |
|      13 | Assam             |                                              |                                        75.6  |
|      14 | Jharkhand         |                                              |                                        70.66 |
|      15 | Chhattisgarh      |                                              |                                        55.33 |
|      16 | Kerala            |                                              |                                        49.26 |
|      17 | Punjab            |                                              |                                        48.87 |
|      18 | Haryana           |                                              |                                        46.67 |
|      19 | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                              |                                        25.79 |
|      20 | Uttarakhand       |                                              |                                        19.83 |
|      21 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                              |                                        17.39 |
|      22 | Tripura           |                                              |                                         7.64 |
|      23 | Meghalaya         |                                              |                                         6.7  |
|      24 | Manipur           |                                              |                                         5.37 |
|      25 | Nagaland          |                                              |                                         3.96 |
|      26 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                              |                                         3.02 |
|      27 | Goa               |                                              |                                         1.57 |
|      28 | Mizoram           |                                              |                                         1.49 |
|      29 | Sikkim            |                                              |                                         1.29 |
|      30 | NCT of Delhi      |                                              |                                         1.17 |
|      31 | Pondicherry       |                                              |                                         1.1  |

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| 32   | Andaman &Nicobar Islands   | 0.71        |
|------|----------------------------|-------------|
| 33   | Dadra &Nagar Haveli        | 0.51        |
| 34   | Daman &Diu                 | 0.15        |
| 35   | Chandigarh                 | 0.08        |
| 36   | Lakshadweep                | 0.04        |
|      | Total                      | Rs, 2351.38 |