Lok Sabha Question No. 2905 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: PMGDISHA in UP
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Rajesh Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2905

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 15.12.2021

## PMGDISHA IN  UP

## 2905    SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

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

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a): Under the PMGDISHA scheme, as on 07.12.2021, more than 1.40 crore candidates have been enrolled from the rural households in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Out of these, more than 1.23 crore candidates have been trained and more than 92.82 lakh candidates have been duly certified. The district-wise detail of total number of candidates registered, trained and certified in the state of Uttar Pradesh is given at Annexure I.
- (b):  Under  the  PMGDISHA  scheme,  the  community  of  candidate  is  captured  in  one  of  the following categories: General, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes (OBC) at  the  time  of  candidate  registration.  The  details  regarding  Backward/  Most  backward classes is not captured. The district-wise details of number of rural families of OBC candidates covered under PMGDISHA in the state of Uttar Pradesh are given at Annexure II.
- (c):  The implementation of the PMGDISHA scheme has been carried out in all the 59,000 plus Gram Panchayats of Uttar Pradesh. Various steps that have been taken to take this campaign to every nook and corner of the State of Uttar Pradesh include the following :-
- i. Scaling up the awareness and promotional activities towards Digital literacy through campaigns, workshops, seminars, digital vans, etc.
- ii. In  order  to  address  the  low  internet  connectivity  issues,  Wifi-choupals  have  been established at remote locations.
- iii. Rural schools have been engaged for training and examination of candidates in order to penetrate the rural populous districts of identified states
- iv. Hon'ble MPs/MLAs/District Collectors have distributed the PMGDISHA certificates at various events organised by the local PMGDISHA team.
- v. Some rural schools have been engaged for training and examination of candidates in order to cover the rural populous districts.
- vi. Various  mechanisms  have  been  adopted  to  disseminate  information  regarding  the scheme to the intended beneficiaries such as word of mouth publicity, online, print & electronic media including posters, banners, radio, newspaper, television, social media etc.

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Annexure I

|   S.N. | District            | Registered   | Trained   | Certified   |
|--------|---------------------|--------------|-----------|-------------|
|      1 | AGRA                | 1,62,257     | 1,45,729  | 1,14,097    |
|      2 | ALIGARH             | 56,914       | 39,946    | 30,036      |
|      3 | ALLAHABAD           | 3,01,994     | 2,49,353  | 1,92,606    |
|      4 | AMBEDKAR NAGAR      | 2,40,446     | 2,11,904  | 1,56,726    |
|      5 | AMETHI              | 1,21,787     | 1,08,117  | 83,855      |
|      6 | AMROHA              | 1,93,765     | 1,72,675  | 1,36,736    |
|      7 | AURAIYA             | 1,27,127     | 1,11,258  | 83,733      |
|      8 | AZAMGARH            | 2,80,657     | 2,44,020  | 1,82,844    |
|      9 | BAGHPAT             | 32,694       | 24,872    | 18,807      |
|     10 | BAHRAICH            | 2,09,730     | 1,91,488  | 1,40,296    |
|     11 | BALLIA              | 1,57,112     | 1,25,019  | 96,184      |
|     12 | BALRAMPUR           | 75,186       | 62,846    | 46,057      |
|     13 | BANDA               | 1,19,335     | 1,02,628  | 80,208      |
|     14 | BARABANKI           | 3,71,773     | 3,49,317  | 2,71,266    |
|     15 | BAREILLY            | 3,69,717     | 3,24,008  | 2,59,569    |
|     16 | BASTI               | 3,72,523     | 3,38,037  | 2,43,242    |
|     17 | BHADOHI             | 2,14,306     | 1,90,131  | 1,41,465    |
|     18 | BIJNOR              | 3,03,273     | 2,65,147  | 2,10,631    |
|     19 | BUDAUN              | 3,42,503     | 3,16,818  | 2,40,827    |
|     20 | BULANDSHAHR         | 1,78,031     | 1,53,909  | 1,20,250    |
|     21 | CHANDAULI           | 1,76,071     | 1,57,422  | 1,15,876    |
|     22 | CHITRAKOOT          | 65,864       | 51,809    | 40,219      |
|     23 | DEORIA              | 3,03,527     | 2,71,655  | 1,94,360    |
|     24 | ETAH                | 1,50,265     | 1,30,721  | 98,754      |
|     25 | ETAWAH              | 1,23,311     | 98,911    | 74,924      |
|     26 | FAIZABAD            | 2,06,330     | 1,82,589  | 1,35,077    |
|     27 | FARRUKHABAD         | 1,38,326     | 1,23,985  | 93,179      |
|     28 | FATEHPUR            | 1,57,402     | 1,41,931  | 1,01,770    |
|     29 | FIROZABAD           | 1,31,705     | 1,16,438  | 91,389      |
|     30 | GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR | 18,961       | 14,413    | 10,628      |
|     31 | GHAZIABAD           | 27,204       | 22,787    | 16,915      |
|     32 | GHAZIPUR            | 2,19,400     | 1,83,388  | 1,39,311    |
|     33 | GONDA               | 1,69,221     | 1,46,455  | 1,13,282    |
|     34 | GORAKHPUR           | 2,59,387     | 2,18,992  | 1,60,654    |
|     35 | HAMIRPUR            | 65,834       | 51,244    | 36,769      |
|     36 | HAPUR               | 59,935       | 51,852    | 40,187      |
|     37 | HARDOI              | 4,10,883     | 3,70,653  | 2,84,016    |
|     38 | HATHRAS             | 91,529       | 80,371    | 62,290      |

| 39    | JALAUN            | 1,42,629    | 1,12,540    | 79,524    |
|-------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
| 40    | JAUNPUR           | 5,45,583    | 5,06,953    | 3,78,588  |
| 41    | JHANSI            | 1,23,036    | 1,06,320    | 70,572    |
| 42    | KANNAUJ           | 1,49,531    | 1,39,017    | 1,04,121  |
| 43    | KANPUR DEHAT      | 1,65,761    | 1,43,672    | 1,11,216  |
| 44    | KANPUR NAGAR      | 1,09,760    | 91,583      | 70,819    |
| 45    | KASGANJ           | 1,28,377    | 1,10,559    | 80,880    |
| 46    | KAUSHAMBI         | 85,701      | 73,820      | 58,303    |
| 47    | KHERI             | 4,26,890    | 3,94,013    | 2,85,086  |
| 48    | KUSHI NAGAR       | 3,02,662    | 2,71,694    | 1,99,367  |
| 49    | LALITPUR          | 53,269      | 42,432      | 32,087    |
| 50    | LUCKNOW           | 1,63,956    | 1,43,048    | 1,13,507  |
| 51    | MAHARAJGANJ       | 1,92,462    | 1,60,838    | 1,16,553  |
| 52    | MAHOBA            | 95,280      | 70,693      | 53,155    |
| 53    | MAINPURI          | 63,984      | 49,496      | 37,217    |
| 54    | MATHURA           | 45,184      | 37,245      | 29,506    |
| 55    | MAU               | 1,40,451    | 1,20,341    | 92,780    |
| 56    | MEERUT            | 71,656      | 60,998      | 46,301    |
| 57    | MIRZAPUR          | 1,92,855    | 1,68,274    | 1,20,762  |
| 58    | MORADABAD         | 2,20,062    | 2,00,067    | 1,46,894  |
| 59    | MUZAFFARNAGAR     | 65,111      | 55,243      | 44,719    |
| 60    | PILIBHIT          | 2,15,297    | 1,81,189    | 1,35,921  |
| 61    | PRATAPGARH        | 3,35,238    | 3,00,088    | 2,23,945  |
| 62    | RAE BARELI        | 2,39,416    | 2,05,948    | 1,49,139  |
| 63    | RAMPUR            | 2,27,334    | 2,00,882    | 1,56,233  |
| 64    | SAHARANPUR        | 2,20,466    | 1,97,828    | 1,48,675  |
| 65    | SAMBHAL           | 1,87,678    | 1,72,579    | 1,27,518  |
| 66    | SANT KABEER NAGAR | 1,73,138    | 1,56,646    | 1,18,248  |
| 67    | SHAHJAHANPUR      | 3,53,392    | 3,16,090    | 2,44,325  |
| 68    | SHAMLI            | 38,533      | 33,196      | 16,518    |
| 69    | SHRAVASTI         | 70,883      | 63,227      | 46,212    |
| 70    | SIDDHARTH NAGAR   | 2,17,259    | 1,81,067    | 1,23,680  |
| 71    | SITAPUR           | 4,80,973    | 4,42,207    | 3,49,022  |
| 72    | SONBHADRA         | 1,37,744    | 1,18,844    | 85,169    |
| 73    | SULTANPUR         | 1,43,561    | 1,20,611    | 88,541    |
| 74    | UNNAO             | 2,49,430    | 2,23,758    | 1,69,372  |
| 75    | VARANASI          | 2,65,833    | 2,28,656    | 1,68,532  |
| TOTAL | TOTAL             | 1,40,46,660 | 1,23,44,500 | 92,82,042 |

Annexure II

|   S.N. | DISTRICT            | Registered   | Trained   | Certified   |
|--------|---------------------|--------------|-----------|-------------|
|      1 | AGRA                | 76,765       | 69,488    | 55,240      |
|      2 | ALIGARH             | 27,845       | 19,523    | 14,503      |
|      3 | ALLAHABAD           | 1,70,798     | 1,42,289  | 1,09,369    |
|      4 | AMBEDKAR NAGAR      | 1,27,253     | 1,12,883  | 83,133      |
|      5 | AMROHA              | 1,03,980     | 92,806    | 72,544      |
|      6 | AURAIYA             | 55,154       | 47,664    | 35,858      |
|      7 | AZAMGARH            | 1,55,881     | 1,36,337  | 1,02,729    |
|      8 | AMETHI              | 59,309       | 53,141    | 41,292      |
|      9 | BAGHPAT             | 18,002       | 13,768    | 10,403      |
|     10 | BAHRAICH            | 1,09,195     | 99,108    | 72,229      |
|     11 | BALLIA              | 89,476       | 71,100    | 54,527      |
|     12 | BALRAMPUR           | 37,917       | 31,954    | 23,745      |
|     13 | BANDA               | 59,503       | 51,116    | 39,513      |
|     14 | BARABANKI           | 1,79,025     | 1,67,712  | 1,30,164    |
|     15 | BAREILLY            | 2,32,464     | 2,02,247  | 1,61,767    |
|     16 | BASTI               | 1,97,233     | 1,79,470  | 1,29,134    |
|     17 | BHADOHI             | 1,07,842     | 95,874    | 70,207      |
|     18 | BIJNOR              | 1,16,438     | 1,02,082  | 80,364      |
|     19 | BUDAUN              | 2,25,082     | 2,09,161  | 1,58,735    |
|     20 | BULANDSHAHR         | 86,085       | 75,491    | 58,142      |
|     21 | CHANDAULI           | 92,639       | 83,156    | 60,541      |
|     22 | CHITRAKOOT          | 33,544       | 26,450    | 20,581      |
|     23 | DEORIA              | 1,81,150     | 1,63,130  | 1,15,495    |
|     24 | ETAH                | 96,587       | 84,053    | 63,107      |
|     25 | ETAWAH              | 60,067       | 47,472    | 36,236      |
|     26 | FAIZABAD            | 89,131       | 78,276    | 58,268      |
|     27 | FARRUKHABAD         | 86,820       | 77,988    | 58,001      |
|     28 | FATEHPUR            | 79,359       | 71,805    | 51,136      |
|     29 | FIROZABAD           | 77,875       | 68,891    | 54,354      |
|     30 | GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR | 6,586        | 4,781     | 3,605       |
|     31 | GHAZIABAD           | 11,176       | 9,425     | 7,289       |
|     32 | GHAZIPUR            | 1,32,570     | 1,11,473  | 84,930      |
|     33 | GONDA               | 73,690       | 64,720    | 49,982      |
|     34 | GORAKHPUR           | 1,57,761     | 1,34,801  | 96,983      |
|     35 | HAMIRPUR            | 37,764       | 29,395    | 20,848      |
|     36 | HAPUR               | 11,149       | 8,430     | 6,241       |
|     37 | HARDOI              | 1,82,067     | 1,64,526  | 1,26,107    |

| 38    | HATHRAS           | 42,010    | 37,183    | 28,702    |
|-------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 39    | JALAUN            | 62,057    | 49,666    | 35,010    |
| 40    | JAUNPUR           | 2,94,499  | 2,72,969  | 2,03,120  |
| 41    | JHANSI            | 60,850    | 52,924    | 34,771    |
| 42    | KANNAUJ           | 87,039    | 80,490    | 60,020    |
| 43    | KANPUR DEHAT      | 72,636    | 62,548    | 47,993    |
| 44    | KANPUR NAGAR      | 46,806    | 38,795    | 29,625    |
| 45    | KAUSHAMBI         | 36,073    | 31,002    | 24,394    |
| 46    | KHERI             | 1,91,979  | 1,77,098  | 1,28,415  |
| 47    | KUSHI NAGAR       | 1,91,098  | 1,71,521  | 1,25,520  |
| 48    | KASGANJ           | 75,504    | 64,250    | 45,675    |
| 49    | LALITPUR          | 26,057    | 20,012    | 14,743    |
| 50    | LUCKNOW           | 66,828    | 58,523    | 46,552    |
| 51    | MAHARAJGANJ       | 1,19,445  | 1,01,389  | 73,685    |
| 52    | MAHOBA            | 49,817    | 37,695    | 28,317    |
| 53    | MAINPURI          | 34,738    | 25,753    | 19,360    |
| 54    | MATHURA           | 16,219    | 13,252    | 10,008    |
| 55    | MAU               | 82,062    | 71,459    | 55,485    |
| 56    | MEERUT            | 23,745    | 19,640    | 14,960    |
| 57    | MIRZAPUR          | 1,01,304  | 88,563    | 63,416    |
| 58    | MORADABAD         | 1,10,435  | 1,00,810  | 72,808    |
| 59    | MUZAFFARNAGAR     | 31,028    | 25,986    | 21,016    |
| 60    | PILIBHIT          | 1,22,535  | 98,887    | 73,179    |
| 61    | PRATAPGARH        | 1,55,196  | 1,38,876  | 1,02,983  |
| 62    | RAE BARELI        | 1,06,102  | 89,765    | 64,366    |
| 63    | RAMPUR            | 1,24,018  | 1,10,092  | 85,460    |
| 64    | SAHARANPUR        | 1,07,905  | 96,746    | 71,865    |
| 65    | SAMBHAL           | 91,809    | 83,804    | 60,243    |
| 66    | SANT KABEER NAGAR | 1,04,411  | 95,226    | 71,473    |
| 67    | SHAHJAHANPUR      | 1,80,678  | 1,61,483  | 1,25,054  |
| 68    | SHAMLI            | 22,133    | 19,354    | 9,446     |
| 69    | SHRAVASTI         | 34,185    | 30,624    | 22,393    |
| 70    | SIDDHARTH NAGAR   | 1,03,332  | 86,097    | 59,430    |
| 71    | SITAPUR           | 2,09,329  | 1,94,366  | 1,55,037  |
| 72    | SONBHADRA         | 60,058    | 51,186    | 37,725    |
| 73    | SULTANPUR         | 66,659    | 56,550    | 41,279    |
| 74    | UNNAO             | 1,13,596  | 1,01,901  | 76,700    |
| 75    | VARANASI          | 1,58,169  | 1,35,589  | 99,389    |
| TOTAL | TOTAL             | 72,27,526 | 63,54,060 | 47,56,919 |

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