Lok Sabha Question No. 4400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Digital Village Project in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4400

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 30.03.2022

## DIGITAL VILLAGE PROJECT IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 4400   SHRI MANGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY: SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  Digital  Village  Project  envisaged  to  digitize  the  Gram Panchayats (GPs) from each district has expired in October, 2021;
- (b) if so, whether all the identified 700 GPs have been made completely digital;
- (c) if so, the details thereof with a particular reference to the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  replicate  aforesaid  pilot  project  in  other  GPs  of  the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  any  GPs  have  been  digitized  under  CSC  e-Governance  Service  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, with a particular reference to the State of Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a),  (b)  and  (c):  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY),  Government  of  India (GoI)  initiated  the  Digital  Village  Project  on  pilot  scale.  The  pilot  project  covers  700  villages  (one village  from  each  district  from  each  State/UT).  The  project  was  initiated  on  31st  October,  2018  for period of 3 years (i.eupto October, 2021). The Government has granted an extension to the project for a further period of one (1) year i.e. upto October, 2022. CSC e-Governance Service India Limited (CSC SPV) is implementing the project. The list of the 700 villages may be seen at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ODney0gMJHrhaO57izoOIHymwXxY9\_et/edit?usp=sharing&oui d=114104362247024536597&rtpof=true&sd=true.

The following services are being offered under the project in all 700 villages:

-  Education Service: Courses  offered  under  this  project  are  as  -  Basic  Computer  Course  (BCC), Course on Computer Concept (CCC), Tally - KaushalPramanPatra
-  Health Services Tele-Health & Tele-Veterinary consultation
-  Financial InclusionFinancial inclusion awareness programme
-  Solar panel powered street lights (8 Solar lights per village)
-  Skill  Development  skill  development  in  -  Automotive  Technician,  Handset  Repairing,  Field Technician- Home Appliances, and Electrical Technician.
-  Government  to Citizen Services (G2C) -online registration for professional entrance examinations,  Pan  Card  Services,  new  Aadhaar  enrolment,  its  updation/modification,  online registration for service selection board, online registration for public service commission, etc.
-  B2C Services Mobile / DTH recharge, ticket booking (Rail/Air), etc.

One village from each of the 13 districts of the State of Andhra Pradesh are being covered under the project, the details of the villages are at Annexure-I.

- (d) : Currently,  the  pilot  project  is  under  implementation  and  no  decision  has  been  taken  to  cover additional villages as the pilot phase of the Digital Village project is still under implementation.
- (e) : CSC  e-Governance  Service  India  limited  (CSC  SPV)  is  offering  citizen  services  through  the digital medium in 4619 villages including 44 villages of Andhra Pradesh under its own initiative through funds sourced from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Details are at Annexure II.

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## Annexure-I

Detail  of  Digital  villages  in  the  state  of  Andhra  Pradeshbeing  covered  under  Ministry  of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

|   S. No | District              | Sub-District / Block   | Gram Panchayat   | Village         |
|---------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Ananthapuramu         | Atmakur                | Talupuru         | Talupur         |
|       2 | Chittor               | Rc Puram               | Nennuru          | Nennuru         |
|       3 | East Godavari         | Gokavaram              | Gokavaram        | Gokavaram       |
|       4 | Guntur                | Tadepalli              | Undavalli        | Undavalli       |
|       5 | Krishna               | Vijayawada Rural       | Gollapudi        | Gollapudi       |
|       6 | Kurnool               | Nandyal                | Polur            | Poluru          |
|       7 | PottiSriramulunellore | Gudur                  | Narukuru         | Narukuru        |
|       8 | Prakasham             | Yarragondapalem        | Yarragondapalem  | Yarragondapalem |
|       9 | Srikakulam            | Vajrapukotuuru         | Devunalthada     | Devunalthada    |
|      10 | Vijayanagaram         | Mentada                | Kuntinivalasa    | Kuntinavalasa   |
|      11 | Vishakapatnam         | Dumbriguda             | Pothangi         | Pothangi        |
|      12 | West Godavari         | Bhimavaram             | Gollavanitippa   | Gollvanitippa   |
|      13 | Ysr Kadapa            | Produuturu             | Dorasanipalli    | DorsaniPalli    |

## Annexure-II

## Detail of Digital villages in the state of Andhra Pradesh being covered under CSR

|   SN | District      | Block              | Gram Panchayat   | Village          |
|------|---------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
|    1 | Prakasam      | Ongole             | Adusumalli       | Adusumalli       |
|    2 | Visakhapatnam | Sabbavaram         | Anathakapalli    | Anathakapalli    |
|    3 | Krishna       | Gudivada Rural     | Bilapadu         | Bilapadu         |
|    4 | Krishna       | Challapalli        | Challapalli      | Challapalli      |
|    5 | Srikakulam    | Santhabommali      | Dandugopalapuram | Dandugopalapuram |
|    6 | Srikakulam    | Amadalavalasa      | Dusi             | Dusi             |
|    7 | Vizianagaram  | Gajapathinagaram   | Gangacholapenta  | Gangacholapenta  |
|    8 | Ananthapuramu | Bukkarayasamudram  | Govindampalli    | Govindampalli    |
|    9 | Kurnool       | C. Belagal         | Gundrevula       | Gundrevula       |
|   10 | West Godavari | Iragavaram         | Inaparru         | Inaparru         |
|   11 | Ysr Kadapa    | Chintakommadinne   | Ippapenta        | JamlPalli        |
|   12 | Visakhapatnam | Madugula           | Jammadevipeta    | Jammadevipeta    |
|   13 | Kadapa        | Proddatur          | Kallur           | Kallur           |
|   14 | Visakhapatnam | K Kotapadu         | Kinthada         | Kinthada         |
|   15 | Guntur        | Savalyapuram       | Kothaluru        | Kothaluru        |
|   16 | Visakhapatnam | Hukumpeta          | Kotnapalli       | Kotnapalli       |
|   17 | Kurnool       | Adoni              | Madhire          | Madhire          |
|   18 | Spsr Nellore  | Kavali             | Mannagidinne     | Mannagidinne     |
|   19 | Vizianagaram  | Dattirajeru        | Pedhakadha       | Pedhakadha       |
|   20 | Chittoor      | Srikalahasti       | TmvKandriga      | TmvKandriga      |
|   21 | East Godavari | Kadiam             | Vemagiri         | Vemagiri         |
|   22 | Chittoor      | Gangadhara Nellore | Vepanjeri        | Vepanjeri        |
|   23 | Visakhapatnam | Golugonda          | Yetigairampeta   | Yetigairampeta   |
|   24 | Ananthapuramu | Garladinne         | Garladinne       | Garladinne       |
|   25 | Vijayanagaram | Gantyada           | Mentada          | Diguvakondaparti |
|   26 | West Godavari | Pentapadu          | Pentapadu        | Pentapadu        |
|   27 | Srikakulam    | Ponduru            | Kinthali         | Kinthali         |
|   28 | Guntur        | Kollipara          | Annavaram        | Annavaram        |
|   29 | Vishakapatnam | Paravada           | Kannuru          | Kannuru          |
|   30 | Srikakulam    | Palasa             | Brahmantarla     | Brahmantarla     |
|   31 | Prakasam      | Chirala            | Epurupalem       | Epurupalem       |
|   32 | Kadapa        | Mylaravaram        | Dommaranandyala  | Dommaranadyala   |
|   33 | Kurnool       | Gudur              | Penchikalapadu   | Penchikalapadu   |
|   34 | Kadapa        | Proddatur          | Kothapalli       | Kothapalli       |
|   35 | Krishna       | Kankipadu          | Mantena          | Mantena          |
|   36 | Chittoor      | B Kotha Kota       | Thummanagutta    | Thummanagutta    |
|   37 | Ananthapuramu | Uravakonda         | Chinnamusturu    | Chinnamusturu    |

|   38 | Guntur                | Vinukonda     | Enugupalem        | Enugupalem        |
|------|-----------------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|   39 | Prakasam              | Ulavapadu     | Karedu            | Karedu            |
|   40 | Krishna               | Chandralapadu | Chandralapadu     | Chandralapadu     |
|   41 | Kurnool               | Adoni         | Pandavagal        | Pandavagallu      |
|   42 | Vijayanagaram         | Rambadrapuram | Rambadrapuram     | PathaRega         |
|   43 | PottiSriramulunellore | Dakkili       | MopuruVellampalli | MopuruVellampalli |
|   44 | Chittoor              | Thummalagunta | Thummalagunta     | Thummalagunta     |

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