Lok Sabha Question No. 18 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Common Service Centres
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 18

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.02.2022

## COMMON SERVICE CENTRES

## 18. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the MINISTER OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of the number of Common Service Centres (CSC) setup under Digital India Programme in the country so far;
- (b) the details of StreeSwabhimanYojana being run by the Government through CSC;
- (c) the statewise details of total number of Sanitary Napkin micro manufacturing units setup under StreeSwabhimanYojana in the country so far; and
- (d) whether  the Government  proposes  to  include  other  activities relating  to  social  concerns  and  Women's empowerment in the above said scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has implemented the network of Common Services Centres (CSC) under the Digital India Programme. The CSC scheme envisages setting up of at-least one CSC in each of  2.50  lakh  Gram Panchayats (GPs) across the country, for delivery of  various Government-to-Citizen (G2C) and other  citizen-centric  e-Services  to  citizens.  It  is  a  self-sustainable  entrepreneurship  model  which  is  run  by  Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs). As on December 2021, total 4,46,789 CSCs are functional across all states & Union Territories of the country, out of which, total 3,48,391 CSCs are functional at Gram Panchayat (GP) level. The list of number of CSCs in the country (State/UT-wise) is enclosed at Annexure-I.

(b),  (c)  and    (d) : CSC  SPV  under  its  own  initiative,  started    'StreeSwabhiman'  Project  in  2017  for  advancing women's health and hygiene, especially in rural areas of the country. CSC SPV, through this initiative is striving to create a skill-oriented sustainable model for providing affordable and accessible sanitary products close to the homes of adolescent girls and women. The initiative is driven by awareness and outreach by the Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLE) to effect behavioural change towards the issue of menstrual hygiene in the community.

Under  this  project,  Sanitary  Napkin  Micro  Manufacturing  Units  are  being  set  up  at  CSCs  across  the  country, particularly those operated by women VLEs. The sanitary napkins produced by these units not only suit the needs of low-income communities, but are also bio-degradable and thus environment friendly. Besides, these are made easily accessible to rural communities.

Under  StreeSwabhiman  initiative,  a  number  of  women  entrepreneurs  have  turned  out  to  be  the  symbols  of empowerment for women and girls in their communities. They are not just advancing women's health and hygiene, but also providing employment opportunities for other women in their community.

A total number of 1,276 (One thousand two hundred seventy-six) Sanitary Napkin manufacturing units have been set up  across  the  country.  The  State/UT-wise  list  of    Manufacturing  Unit  for  sanitary  pad,    setup  under  the StreeSwabhiman Project is enclosed in Annexure II .

No other activity relating to social concerns and women's empowerment has been identified by CSC-SPV.

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## Annexure-I

| STATE/UT-WISE STATUS OF ROLLOUTCSCs AS ON31 DECEMBER, 2021   | STATE/UT-WISE STATUS OF ROLLOUTCSCs AS ON31 DECEMBER, 2021   | STATE/UT-WISE STATUS OF ROLLOUTCSCs AS ON31 DECEMBER, 2021   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                              | Functional CSCs (Urban+Rural)                                | Functional CSCs at GP level                                  |
| State/UT                                                     | 31 Dec'21                                                    | 31 Dec'21                                                    |
| Andhra Pradesh                                               | 9042                                                         | 6694                                                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                            | 143                                                          | 108                                                          |
| Assam                                                        | 9384                                                         | 8513                                                         |
| Bihar                                                        | 39745                                                        | 35366                                                        |
| Chhattisgarh                                                 | 17441                                                        | 13838                                                        |
| Goa                                                          | 127                                                          | 85                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                      | 13132                                                        | 9154                                                         |
| Haryana                                                      | 18880                                                        | 13263                                                        |
| Himachal Pradesh                                             | 4661                                                         | 4097                                                         |
| Jharkhand                                                    | 16465                                                        | 13993                                                        |
| Karnataka                                                    | 11831                                                        | 7683                                                         |
| Kerala                                                       | 5574                                                         | 4338                                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                                               | 36639                                                        | 27269                                                        |
| Maharashtra                                                  | 50929                                                        | 38908                                                        |
| Manipur                                                      | 913                                                          | 747                                                          |
| Meghalaya                                                    | 824                                                          | 729                                                          |
| Mizoram                                                      | 324                                                          | 215                                                          |
| Nagaland                                                     | 365                                                          | 240                                                          |
| Odisha                                                       | 15131                                                        | 13181                                                        |
| Punjab                                                       | 10884                                                        | 7586                                                         |
| Rajasthan                                                    | 20005                                                        | 16139                                                        |
| Sikkim                                                       | 76                                                           | 60                                                           |
| Tamil Nadu                                                   | 11549                                                        | 7549                                                         |
| Telangana                                                    | 6229                                                         | 4271                                                         |
| Tripura                                                      | 1432                                                         | 1245                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                | 106578                                                       | 83637                                                        |
| Uttarakhand                                                  | 7855                                                         | 5775                                                         |
| West Bengal                                                  | 20064                                                        | 17976                                                        |
| State Total                                                  | 436222                                                       | 342659                                                       |
| Andaman &Nicobar                                             | 55                                                           | 33                                                           |
| Chandigarh                                                   | 100                                                          | 6                                                            |
| Dadra &NH, D&D                                               | 66                                                           | 44                                                           |
| Delhi                                                        | 3713                                                         | 216                                                          |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                               | 6326                                                         | 5230                                                         |
| Ladakh                                                       | 75                                                           | 66                                                           |
| Lakshadweep                                                  | 14                                                           | 14                                                           |
| Puducherry                                                   | 218                                                          | 123 5732                                                     |
| UT Total                                                     | 10567                                                        |                                                              |
| GRAND TOTAL                                                  | 446789                                                       | 348391                                                       |

Annexure-II the

The State/UT-wise list of Manufacturing Unit for sanitary pad, setup under StreeSwabhiman Project

|   S.No | State/UT         |   Unit Setup |
|--------|------------------|--------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh   |           38 |
|      2 | Assam            |           22 |
|      3 | Bihar            |          118 |
|      4 | Chhattisgarh     |           74 |
|      5 | Daman And Diu    |            1 |
|      6 | Delhi            |           10 |
|      7 | Goa              |            1 |
|      8 | Gujarat          |           50 |
|      9 | Haryana          |           12 |
|     10 | Himachal Pradesh |           12 |
|     11 | Jammu &Kashmir   |            5 |
|     12 | Jharkhand        |           51 |
|     13 | Karnataka        |           18 |
|     14 | Kerala           |           33 |
|     15 | Madhya Pradesh   |           57 |
|     16 | Maharashtra      |           72 |
|     17 | Manipur          |            1 |
|     18 | Meghalaya        |           15 |
|     19 | Mizoram          |            1 |
|     20 | Nagaland         |           13 |
|     21 | Odisha           |          281 |
|     22 | Punjab           |           35 |
|     23 | Rajasthan        |          103 |
|     24 | Sikkim           |            1 |
|     25 | Tamil Nadu       |            6 |
|     26 | Telangana        |           27 |

| 27   | Tripura       |    3 |
|------|---------------|------|
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh |  124 |
| 29   | Uttarakhand   |   24 |
| 30   | West Bengal   |   68 |
|      | Total         | 1276 |

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