Lok Sabha Question No. 614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Rural Households covered under the PMGDSA
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 614

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 20.07.2022

## RURAL HOUSEHOLDS COVERED UNDER THE PMGDSA

## 614.  SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS :

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

- (a) the district-wise details of the total number of rural households covered under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDSA) in the State of Maharashtra;
- (b)  the  district-wise  details  of  the  number  of  rural  families  of  backward/most  backward classes covered under the PMGDSA in the State of Maharashtra; and
- (c) whether any plan has been formulated to take this campaign to every nook and corner of the State of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):    Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin  Digital  Saksharta  Abhiyan  (PMGDISHA)  was  approved  in February 2017 to usher in digital literacy with a target to cover 6 crore rural households (1 person  per  household)  across  the  country  including  the  state  of  Maharashtra.  District-wise details  of  candidates  registered,  trained  and  certified  under the PMGDISHA scheme  in the state of Maharashtra is given at Annexure- I.
- (b): Under the PMGDISHA scheme, at the time of candidate registration, the community of candidates is captured in one of the categories namely General, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes. The details regarding Backward/ Most backward classes is  not  separately  captured.  The  district-wise  details  of  Other  Backward  Class  candidates covered under PMGDISHA in the rural areas of Maharashtarais given at Annexure- II .
- (c): The coverage of the Scheme in the state of Maharashtra is fairly well spread as can be seen from the fact that as against the indicative target of 44.33 lakhcandidates, so far, a total of 46.63 lakh candidates have been enrolled and 38.75 lakh candidates have been trained, out of which 27.81 lakh candidates have been duly certified.Further, in the state of Maharashtra, there  are  28,156  Gram  Panchayats  and  all  of  them  are  covered  under  the  PMGDISHA scheme.

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The  district-wise  details  ofcandidates  trainedin  Maharashtra  State  under  the  PMGDISHA Scheme is given below (as on 14.07.2022):

| S.N.   | District        | Registered   | Trained   | Certified   |
|--------|-----------------|--------------|-----------|-------------|
| 1      | AHMEDNAGAR      | 1,98,014     | 1,64,571  | 1,24,453    |
| 2      | AKOLA           | 80,898       | 62,627    | 46,060      |
| 3      | AMRAVATI        | 1,60,573     | 1,33,777  | 1,01,982    |
| 4      | AURANGABAD      | 2,47,161     | 2,13,047  | 1,35,708    |
| 5      | BEED            | 1,12,324     | 85,753    | 59,806      |
| 6      | BHANDARA        | 1,74,657     | 1,57,276  | 1,30,586    |
| 7      | BULDHANA        | 1,71,691     | 1,42,412  | 91,064      |
| 8      | CHANDRAPUR      | 2,42,377     | 2,16,918  | 1,68,343    |
| 9      | DHULE           | 1,02,625     | 86,229    | 61,778      |
| 10     | GADCHIROLI      | 1,30,145     | 1,16,590  | 83,402      |
| 11     | GONDIA          | 1,96,122     | 1,69,643  | 1,29,704    |
| 12     | HINGOLI         | 83,893       | 64,782    | 43,913      |
| 13     | JALGAON         | 1,43,414     | 1,13,648  | 70,902      |
| 14     | JALNA           | 1,60,762     | 1,33,070  | 83,796      |
| 15     | KOLHAPUR        | 2,14,588     | 1,81,566  | 1,43,019    |
| 16     | LATUR           | 96,723       | 71,335    | 47,168      |
| 17     | MUMBAI          | 359          | 325       | 200         |
| 18     | MUMBAI SUBURBAN | 2,220        | 1,560     | 1,190       |
| 19     | NAGPUR          | 2,02,146     | 1,71,362  | 1,40,918    |
| 20     | NANDED          | 1,21,642     | 93,283    | 60,174      |
| 21     | NANDURBAR       | 89,487       | 74,276    | 55,504      |
| 22     | NASHIK          | 3,13,893     | 2,72,941  | 1,92,606    |
| 23     | OSMANABAD       | 62,258       | 46,502    | 30,986      |
| 24     | PALGHAR         | 77,677       | 60,353    | 41,064      |
| 25     | PARBHANI        | 1,21,592     | 1,03,562  | 67,710      |
| 26     | PUNE            | 74,268       | 55,077    | 37,478      |
| 27     | RAIGAD          | 72,156       | 52,590    | 37,055      |
| 28     | RATNAGIRI       | 81,674       | 63,065    | 38,965      |
| 29     | SANGLI          | 60,189       | 41,654    | 26,894      |
| 30     | SATARA          | 1,23,160     | 99,257    | 70,580      |
| 31     | SINDHUDURG      | 52,030       | 41,125    | 22,520      |
| 32     | SOLAPUR         | 1,13,710     | 83,994    | 60,611      |
| 33     | THANE           | 1,02,715     | 88,710    | 64,378      |
| 34     | WARDHA          | 1,50,752     | 1,38,538  | 1,09,997    |
| 35     | WASHIM          | 96,691       | 74,277    | 51,593      |
| 36     | YAVATMAL        | 2,29,305     | 2,00,120  | 1,49,347    |
| TOTAL  | TOTAL           | 46,63,891    | 38,75,815 | 27,81,454   |

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The district-wise details of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes covered under the PMGDISHA Scheme in the rural areas of Maharashtraare given below(as on 14.07.2022):

| District        | Registered   | Trained   | Certified   |
|-----------------|--------------|-----------|-------------|
| AHMEDNAGAR      | 48,038       | 39,397    | 29,101      |
| AKOLA           | 36,090       | 28,058    | 21,168      |
| AMRAVATI        | 74,181       | 62,210    | 47,406      |
| AURANGABAD      | 33,768       | 28,989    | 18,226      |
| BEED            | 34,867       | 27,338    | 20,084      |
| BHANDARA        | 1,02,986     | 91,935    | 76,278      |
| BULDHANA        | 84,718       | 70,777    | 44,956      |
| CHANDRAPUR      | 1,29,564     | 1,15,204  | 91,106      |
| DHULE           | 33,627       | 27,105    | 19,814      |
| GADCHIROLI      | 47,514       | 42,578    | 31,728      |
| GONDIA          | 1,06,988     | 92,318    | 71,079      |
| HINGOLI         | 19,309       | 14,958    | 10,390      |
| JALGAON         | 64,303       | 50,471    | 31,563      |
| JALNA           | 26,003       | 20,702    | 12,506      |
| KOLHAPUR        | 19,938       | 16,467    | 12,695      |
| LATUR           | 18,036       | 13,438    | 9,440       |
| MUMBAI          | 239          | 228       | 150         |
| MUMBAI SUBURBAN | 136          | 86        | 64          |
| NAGPUR          | 1,08,381     | 93,393    | 77,233      |
| NANDED          | 31,423       | 24,580    | 16,125      |
| NANDURBAR       | 9,092        | 7,598     | 5,658       |
| NASHIK          | 59,854       | 50,286    | 35,549      |
| OSMANABAD       | 12,155       | 9,240     | 5,746       |
| PALGHAR         | 14,454       | 11,476    | 8,246       |
| PARBHANI        | 25,897       | 21,077    | 13,698      |
| PUNE            | 23,914       | 18,608    | 12,525      |
| RAIGAD          | 28,363       | 21,047    | 14,958      |
| RATNAGIRI       | 38,165       | 29,501    | 18,365      |
| SANGLI          | 12,517       | 8,662     | 5,809       |
| SATARA          | 27,458       | 22,897    | 16,673      |
| SINDHUDURG      | 15,289       | 12,419    | 7,522       |
| SOLAPUR         | 26,747       | 20,039    | 14,344      |
| THANE           | 26,260       | 22,982    | 17,052      |
| WARDHA          | 84,665       | 78,220    | 63,311      |
| WASHIM          | 48,188       | 38,338    | 26,862      |
| YAVATMAL        | 89,837       | 79,348    | 60,441      |
| TOTAL           | 15,62,964    | 13,11,970 | 9,67,871    |

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