Lok Sabha Question No. 4469 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Training and Certification under PMGDISHA
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4469

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 30.03.2022

## TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION UNDER PMGDISHA

## 4469. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:

Will  the  Minister  of  ELECTRONICS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGYbe  pleased  to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  participants  that  have  been  trained  and  certified  under  the  Pradhan MantriGramin Digital  SakshartaAbhiyan  (PMGDISHA) as  of  February  2022,  State-wise including district level details for the State of Rajasthan;
- (b) the  details  of  the  certifications  that  have  been  issued  to  women  and  girl  child  under  the scheme, State-wise including district level details for the State of Rajasthan;
- (c) whether  the  Government  looks  into  any  potential  scope  of  employment  for  certified individuals under the aforesaid scheme and if so, the details thereof and if not, whether any future collaborations with private sector parties is under consideration;
- (d) whether the Government will launch phase two of PMGDISHA after March 2022 and if so, whether it will be based on needs and requirements of the mapping done during the first phase; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  merge  the  aforesaid  scheme  with  educational institutions  to  ensure  their  online  continuity  even  after  the  pandemic  for  the  benefit  of students from remote and rural areas and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Skill  development  and  creating  skilled  talent  is  an  important  mission  to  ensure  that  the rapidly growing Digital Economy of India is provided with the trained and skilled manpower that is  required.  To  further  aid  digital  adaption,  the  Ministry  has  focused  on  digital  literacy  for citizens across the country, especially in rural areas. In line with this, the Pradhan MantriGramin Digital SakshartaAbhiyan (PMGDISHA) was approved by Union Cabinet in February 2017 to usher  in  digital  literacy  in  rural  India  to  cover  6  crore  rural  households  (one  person  per household).

Under  the  PMGDISHA  Scheme,  as  of  28.02.2022,  around  5.66  crore  candidates  have  been enrolled. Around 4.81 crore candidates have completed the training out of which more than 3.54 crore candidates have been certified.

In the state of Rajasthan, as of 28.02.2022, around 30.95 Lakh candidates have been enrolled. Around 26  Lakh  candidates  have  completed  the  training  out  of  which  more  than  18.77  Lakh candidates  have  been  certified.  The  state-wise  status  including  the  district-wise  details  of Rajasthan state, is given as Annexure-I& II respectively.

- (b): Under the PMGDISHA Scheme as of 28.02.2022, around 1.96 crore women/girls have been certified out of which 9.37 lakh women/girls were certified in the state of Rajasthan. The statewise status of the certification of women/girls under the PMGDISHA Scheme, including districtlevel details for the State of Rajasthan, is given at Annexure-III & IV respectively.
- (c): The main objective of the PMGDISHAScheme is to impart digital literacy skills to the rural population.  A  beneficiary  may  get  an  opportunity  for  a  job  as  a  result  of  the  digital  literacy training however employment generation is not included as an objective of the scheme.
- (d):  The  current  PMGDISHA Scheme is under  implementation till 31-03-2023 to  achieve the envisaged targets. Launch of phase two of the scheme is not being considered at this stage.
- (e): The PMGDISHA Scheme covers rural population in the age group of 14-60 years. However, special emphasis is given to enrolling digitally illiterate school students under the scheme. After undergoing  the  training  program,  such  beneficiaries  are  empowered  to  use  digital  devices  for their education in online as well as offline mode. In addition, rural schools are also engaged in training and examination wherever required.

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## The state-wise  PMGDISHAstatusas of  28.02.2022:

|   Sl. No. | State/ UT                | Registered   | Trained     | Certified   |
|-----------|--------------------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|         1 | Andaman and Nicobar Isl. | 329          | 122         | 55          |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh           | 13,82,478    | 10,83,823   | 7,47,344    |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh        | 3,502        | 1,286       | 880         |
|         4 | Assam                    | 25,96,147    | 22,55,069   | 17,98,675   |
|         5 | Bihar                    | 60,07,166    | 52,50,971   | 37,86,498   |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh             | 25,02,124    | 21,55,093   | 16,29,701   |
|         7 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   | 2,164        | 854         | 484         |
|         8 | Daman and Diu            | 1,721        | 1,042       | 649         |
|         9 | Delhi                    | 2,570        | 1,941       | 1,477       |
|        10 | Goa                      | 7,106        | 4,756       | 3,131       |
|        11 | Gujarat                  | 24,82,388    | 21,60,736   | 15,74,724   |
|        12 | Haryana                  | 17,71,206    | 14,94,546   | 11,15,774   |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh         | 3,83,510     | 2,84,704    | 2,02,452    |
|        14 | Jammu and Kashmir        | 5,12,650     | 3,84,009    | 2,72,968    |
|        15 | Jharkhand                | 21,92,212    | 17,51,155   | 12,60,855   |
|        16 | Karnataka                | 10,51,843    | 8,00,686    | 5,18,476    |
|        17 | Kerala                   | 51,514       | 24,934      | 19,676      |
|        18 | Ladakh                   | 21,254       | 18,991      | 14,158      |
|        19 | Lakshadweep              | 109          | 35          | -           |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh           | 47,84,387    | 41,93,423   | 30,63,219   |
|        21 | Maharashtra              | 38,93,241    | 32,27,219   | 22,81,548   |
|        22 | Manipur                  | 10,761       | 6,014       | 3,762       |
|        23 | Meghalaya                | 1,21,897     | 85,000      | 55,902      |
|        24 | Mizoram                  | 10,768       | 7,329       | 4,100       |
|        25 | Nagaland                 | 5,721        | 4,077       | 2,899       |
|        26 | Odisha                   | 27,92,713    | 23,02,354   | 17,31,117   |
|        27 | Puducherry               | 14,510       | 10,072      | 6,372       |
|        28 | Punjab                   | 15,19,973    | 13,03,614   | 9,98,094    |
|        29 | Rajasthan                | 30,95,413    | 26,00,913   | 18,77,344   |
|        30 | Sikkim                   | 3,852        | 1,577       | 719         |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu               | 11,20,424    | 8,89,153    | 6,27,984    |
|        32 | Telangana                | 7,68,885     | 6,01,040    | 4,11,862    |
|        33 | Tripura                  | 3,12,524     | 2,48,914    | 1,91,263    |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh            | 1,46,11,076  | 1,28,86,329 | 96,32,099   |
|        35 | Uttarakhand              | 6,23,479     | 5,18,379    | 3,81,645    |
|        36 | West Bengal              | 20,15,306    | 16,22,871   | 12,36,596   |

## Annexure-I

| Total   | 5,66,76,923   | 4,81,83,031   | 3,54,54,502   |
|---------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

*Chandigarh and Delhi are in urban agglomeration, hence not covered under the scheme.

Annexure-II

The district wise status as of  28.02.2022of Rajasthan State:

|   Sl. No. | District Name   | Registered   | Trained   | Certified   |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------|-----------|-------------|
|         1 | Ajmer           | 92,185       | 80,058    | 61,312      |
|         2 | Alwar           | 1,56,812     | 1,32,922  | 97,774      |
|         3 | Banswara        | 1,03,881     | 89,140    | 56,427      |
|         4 | Baran           | 1,06,748     | 90,291    | 64,354      |
|         5 | Barmer          | 75,233       | 62,193    | 41,776      |
|         6 | Bharatpur       | 1,19,428     | 1,01,042  | 74,472      |
|         7 | Bhilwara        | 1,15,129     | 93,351    | 68,389      |
|         8 | Bikaner         | 86,724       | 68,049    | 48,900      |
|         9 | Bundi           | 82,800       | 72,116    | 53,404      |
|        10 | Chittorgarh     | 58,146       | 44,474    | 31,518      |
|        11 | Churu           | 76,917       | 58,443    | 44,090      |
|        12 | Dausa           | 90,813       | 73,939    | 52,892      |
|        13 | Dholpur         | 57,220       | 42,398    | 32,871      |
|        14 | Dungarpur       | 1,18,107     | 1,10,507  | 78,017      |
|        15 | Ganganagar      | 1,03,219     | 83,952    | 63,236      |
|        16 | Hanumangarh     | 1,13,872     | 98,465    | 71,138      |
|        17 | Jaipur          | 1,80,707     | 1,52,796  | 1,15,498    |
|        18 | Jaisalmer       | 34,855       | 30,868    | 22,124      |
|        19 | Jalore          | 82,132       | 67,626    | 40,747      |
|        20 | Jhalawar        | 1,10,635     | 97,639    | 71,623      |
|        21 | Jhunjhunu       | 84,118       | 69,296    | 54,620      |
|        22 | Jodhpur         | 93,918       | 73,185    | 50,980      |
|        23 | Karauli         | 1,04,349     | 93,158    | 66,662      |
|        24 | Kota            | 77,204       | 67,592    | 49,966      |
|        25 | Nagaur          | 1,17,319     | 1,00,113  | 73,837      |

| 26   | Pali          | 90,549    | 75,774    | 54,613    |
|------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 27   | Pratapgarh    | 77,169    | 69,983    | 53,219    |
| 28   | Rajsamand     | 60,513    | 49,306    | 33,716    |
| 29   | SawaiMadhopur | 43,960    | 34,638    | 25,353    |
| 30   | Sikar         | 1,39,595  | 1,19,217  | 89,148    |
| 31   | Sirohi        | 50,667    | 41,708    | 27,590    |
| 32   | Tonk          | 73,164    | 52,311    | 35,545    |
| 33   | Udaipur       | 1,17,325  | 1,04,363  | 71,533    |
|      | Total         | 30,95,413 | 26,00,913 | 18,77,344 |

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