Lok Sabha Question No. 6301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Computer Knowledge to Youth
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, BHARATENDRA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 6301 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.04.2017

## Computer Knowledge to Youth

## 6301     SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  any  scheme  for  imparting  computer  and  information technology related knowledge to the youth belonging to minority communities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated for the said scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (c)  the  names of educational institutes designated for the implementation of the said scheme in the country, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) &(b):  A  pilot  project  for  `Minority  Cyber  Gram``  was  launched  in  February,  2014  for  digital literacy  in  a  minority  dominated  village  Chandauli,  District  Alwar,  Rajasthan.  The  Ministry  has mainstreamed  the  Cyber  Gram  project  with  the  Multi-sectoral  Development  Programme  as  a special  initiative.  Under  this  initiative  students  of  minority  communities  are  provided    hands  on training in computers to enable them to acquire basic Information and Communication Technology (ICT)  skills;  become  digitally  literate;  actively  participate  in  knowledge  based  activities;  access financial,  social  and  government  services  and  use  internet  for  communications.  The  initiative covers  students  of  Class  VI  to  Class  X  belonging  to  notified  minority  communities(Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains )residing in minority concentration areas indentified under Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP).

MsDP  being  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme,  the  projects  are  approved  on  the  basis  of requirement and proposal received from State/UTs. So far, Rs. 3,566.88 lakhs have been released to the States of West Bengal, Tripura, Uttar Padesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra for implementation of Cybergram. The detailed information is at Annexure.

Under  the  scheme  of  Seekho  aur  Kamao,  training  in  information  and  communication Technology based on Modular Employable skill is also being imparted to minority youth through selected Project Implementation Agencies (PSA).

- (c)  Cybergram is being implemented by CSC (Common Service Centre) e-Governance India Ltd. in Schools/Madarsas proposed by the State Government as per the requirement.

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## Annexure

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.6301 for12.04.2017.   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.6301 for12.04.2017.   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.6301 for12.04.2017.   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.6301 for12.04.2017.   |
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| Cybergram project approved under MsDP                                                              | Cybergram project approved under MsDP                                                              | Cybergram project approved under MsDP                                                              | Cybergram project approved under MsDP                                                              |
| Financial Year                                                                                     | State                                                                                              | Funds released                                                                                     | No of beneficiaries                                                                                |
| 2014-15                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                        | 1982.68                                                                                            | 170005                                                                                             |
| 2014-15                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                            | 126.72                                                                                             | 18109                                                                                              |
| 2014-15                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                      | 1009.64                                                                                            | 173143                                                                                             |
| 2015-16                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                          | 121.29                                                                                             | 10,400                                                                                             |
| 2015-16                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                        | 326.55                                                                                             | 28000                                                                                              |
| Total                                                                                              |                                                                                                    | 3566.88                                                                                            | 399657                                                                                             |