Lok Sabha Question No. 2414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Digital Literacy Mission
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2414

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 21.12.2022

## DIGITAL LITERACY MISSION

## 2414.    SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government is taking any steps to strengthen Digital Literacy Mission in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of persons trained through the National Digital Literacy Mission since its launch;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  target  or  has  any  plan  for  making  maximum people in rural areas digitally literate and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of digital literacy achieved in rural areas, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d):  India  over  the  last  7  years  has  become  a  prominent  nation  in  deploying technologies for the benefit and transforming the lives of its citizens. Keeping this in view, the  Government  is  focusing  on  providing  digital  literacy  to  citizens  across  the  country, especially in rural areas. In line with this, the Government has taken various steps as under:
- i. During the years 2014 to 2016, Government of India had implemented two Schemes on providing  digital  literacy  to  the  masses  namely  'National  Digital  Literacy  Mission (NDLM)' and 'Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA)' with a cumulative target of 52.50 lakh persons (one person from every eligible household) across the country including rural India. Under these two schemes, a total of 53.67 lakh beneficiaries were trained, out of which around 42% candidates were from rural India. Both schemes has been closed now. The State/UT-wise achievement is given as Annexure-I .
- ii. In  the  year  2017,  Government  has  approved  a  Scheme  titled  ''Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)'' to usher in digital literacy in rural India with a target to cover 6 crore rural households (one person per household) across the country. So far, a total of more than 6.62 crore candidates have been enrolled and 5.68 crore have been trained, out of which  4.22 crore candidates have been duly certified under the PMGDISHA  Scheme  across  the  country.  The  State/UT-wise  achievement  is  given  as Annexure-II .

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| State/UT-wise achievement made underNDLM   | State/UT-wise achievement made underNDLM   | State/UT-wise achievement made underNDLM   | State/UT-wise achievement made underNDLM   | State/UT-wise achievement made underNDLM   |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| State                                      | State                                      | Enrolled                                   | Trained                                    | Certified                                  |
| 1                                          | Andaman &Nicobar                           | 1964                                       | 1410                                       | 316                                        |
| 2                                          | Andhra Pradesh                             | 39000                                      | 39000                                      | 37580                                      |
| 3                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                          | 1055                                       | 565                                        | 24                                         |
| 4                                          | Assam                                      | 20000                                      | 5568                                       | 1388                                       |
| 5                                          | Bihar                                      | 78000                                      | 78000                                      | 78000                                      |
| 6                                          | Chandigarh                                 | 5731                                       | 5460                                       | 4604                                       |
| 7                                          | Chhattisgarh                               | 26000                                      | 26000                                      | 26000                                      |
| 8                                          | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                        | 412                                        | 317                                        | 168                                        |
| 9                                          | Daman &Diu                                 | 2488                                       | 2132                                       | 1055                                       |
| 10                                         | Delhi                                      | 20000                                      | 20000                                      | 16815                                      |
| 11                                         | Goa                                        | 2350                                       | 2113                                       | 917                                        |
| 12                                         | Gujarat                                    | 78000                                      | 78000                                      | 78000                                      |
| 13                                         | Haryana                                    | 26000                                      | 26000                                      | 24104                                      |
| 14                                         | Himachal Pradesh                           | 6666                                       | 6666                                       | 6666                                       |
| 15                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                             | 26000                                      | 26000                                      | 26000                                      |
| 16                                         | Jharkhand                                  | 26000                                      | 26000                                      | 26000                                      |
| 17                                         | Karnataka                                  | 60000                                      | 60000                                      | 60000                                      |
| 18                                         | Kerala                                     | 20000                                      | 20000                                      | 17236                                      |
| 19                                         | Lakshadweep                                | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 20                                         | Madhya Pradesh                             | 78000                                      | 78000                                      | 78000                                      |
| 21                                         | Maharashtra                                | 78000                                      | 78000                                      | 78000                                      |
| 22                                         | Manipur                                    | 6666                                       | 7329                                       | 3087                                       |
| 23                                         | Meghalaya                                  | 107                                        | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 24                                         | Mizoram                                    | 4684                                       | 538                                        | 87                                         |
| 25                                         | Nagaland                                   | 4760                                       | 5412                                       | 3223                                       |
| 26                                         | Odisha                                     | 26000                                      | 26000                                      | 26000                                      |
| 27                                         | Puducherry                                 | 6666                                       | 6666                                       | 5931                                       |
| 28                                         | Punjab                                     | 26000                                      | 26000                                      | 26000                                      |
| 29                                         | Rajasthan                                  | 78000                                      | 78000                                      | 78000                                      |
| 30                                         | Sikkim                                     | 4850                                       | 4009                                       | 201                                        |
| 31                                         | Tamil Nadu                                 | 78000                                      | 78000                                      | 73878                                      |
| 32                                         | Telangana                                  | 39000                                      | 39000                                      | 34054                                      |
| 33                                         | Tripura                                    | 6666                                       | 6666                                       | 6666                                       |
| 34                                         | Uttar Pradesh                              | 78000                                      | 78000                                      | 78000                                      |
| 35                                         | Uttarakhand                                | 26000                                      | 26000                                      | 26000                                      |
| 36                                         | West Bengal                                | 78000                                      | 78000                                      | 78000                                      |
|                                            | Total                                      | 10,59,065                                  | 10,38,851                                  | 10,00,000                                  |

## State/UT-wise achievement made under DISHA Scheme

| S. No.      | State                    | Enrolled   | Trained   | Certified   |
|-------------|--------------------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
| 1           | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 981        | 228       | 93          |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh           | 302133     | 293133    | 128187      |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh        | 11885      | 2935      | 2115        |
| 4           | Assam                    | 187111     | 60998     | 50085       |
| 5           | Bihar                    | 897205     | 688804    | 362129      |
| 6           | Chandigarh               | 29411      | 17387     | 9042        |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh             | 312370     | 231036    | 146451      |
| 8           | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 28         | 26        | 18          |
| 9           | Daman &Diu               | 402        | 380       | 321         |
| 10          | Delhi                    | 134373     | 120633    | 65021       |
| 11          | Goa                      | 2610       | 2277      | 361         |
| 12          | Gujarat                  | 554923     | 494955    | 256584      |
| 13          | Haryana                  | 224085     | 205589    | 109070      |
| 14          | Himachal Pradesh         | 62675      | 55941     | 24598       |
| 15          | Jammu &Kashmir           | 255445     | 196244    | 95802       |
| 16          | Jharkhand                | 225278     | 207349    | 88876       |
| 17          | Karnataka                | 655070     | 495362    | 292666      |
| 18          | Kerala                   | 98727      | 89535     | 32121       |
| 19          | Lakshadweep              | 135        | 97        | 20          |
| 20          | Madhya Pradesh           | 785799     | 573416    | 287629      |
| 21          | Maharashtra              | 811791     | 614597    | 330928      |
| 22          | Manipur                  | 52341      | 42536     | 27936       |
| 23          | Meghalaya                | 72         | 36        | 0           |
| 24          | Mizoram                  | 15209      | 11928     | 9420        |
| 25          | Nagaland                 | 25924      | 12119     | 9774        |
| 26          | Odisha                   | 204532     | 195060    | 95099       |
| 27          | Puducherry               | 35216      | 33786     | 13117       |
| 28          | Punjab                   | 277453     | 211780    | 70962       |
| 29          | Rajasthan                | 859076     | 621428    | 294376      |
| 30          | Sikkim                   | 20702      | 13749     | 10424       |
| 31          | Tamil Nadu               | 408310     | 394403    | 219753      |
| 32          | Telangana                | 303586     | 188247    | 151799      |
| 33          | Tripura                  | 99502      | 75209     | 36270       |
| 34          | Uttar Pradesh            | 955441     | 704617    | 554707      |
| 35          | Uttarakhand              | 211770     | 182334    | 76021       |
| 36          | West Bengal              | 905833     | 731851    | 515317      |
| Grand Total | Grand Total              | 99,27,404  | 77,70,005 | 43,67,092   |

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| State/UT wise status under PMGDISHA scheme   | State/UT wise status under PMGDISHA scheme   | State/UT wise status under PMGDISHA scheme   | State/UT wise status under PMGDISHA scheme   | State/UT wise status under PMGDISHA scheme   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S.N.                                         | State                                        | Enrolled                                     | Trained                                      | Certified                                    |
| 1                                            | Andaman &Nicobar Isl.                        | 3,872                                        | 1,769                                        | 1,002                                        |
| 2                                            | Andhra Pradesh                               | 18,49,896                                    | 14,80,939                                    | 10,44,064                                    |
| 3                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 7,357                                        | 5,031                                        | 3,317                                        |
| 4                                            | Assam                                        | 26,69,088                                    | 23,20,423                                    | 18,46,571                                    |
| 5                                            | Bihar                                        | 72,10,212                                    | 63,78,337                                    | 46,57,885                                    |
| 6                                            | Chhattisgarh                                 | 25,20,462                                    | 21,70,624                                    | 16,37,669                                    |
| 7                                            | Dadra And Nagar Haveli                       | 5,851                                        | 4,078                                        | 2,890                                        |
| 8                                            | Daman And Diu                                | 4,000                                        | 3,224                                        | 2,439                                        |
| 9                                            | Delhi                                        | 7,028                                        | 5,648                                        | 3,988                                        |
| 10                                           | Goa                                          | 55,837                                       | 50,721                                       | 37,377                                       |
| 11                                           | Gujarat                                      | 27,62,587                                    | 24,16,473                                    | 17,74,737                                    |
| 12                                           | Haryana                                      | 18,70,129                                    | 15,87,779                                    | 11,99,270                                    |
| 13                                           | Himachal Pradesh                             | 4,82,964                                     | 3,63,524                                     | 2,65,696                                     |
| 14                                           | Jammu And Kashmir                            | 7,01,385                                     | 5,47,550                                     | 3,95,751                                     |
| 15                                           | Jharkhand                                    | 24,67,451                                    | 20,02,277                                    | 14,65,641                                    |
| 16                                           | Karnataka                                    | 12,70,400                                    | 9,51,706                                     | 6,16,924                                     |
| 17                                           | Kerala                                       | 56,448                                       | 27,153                                       | 21,418                                       |
| 18                                           | Lakshadweep                                  | 136                                          | 35                                           | -                                            |
| 19                                           | Madhya Pradesh                               | 55,30,748                                    | 48,98,827                                    | 36,21,753                                    |
| 20                                           | Maharashtra                                  | 55,86,975                                    | 47,82,195                                    | 34,42,143                                    |
| 21                                           | Manipur                                      | 19,415                                       | 9,003                                        | 5,660                                        |
| 22                                           | Meghalaya                                    | 1,45,789                                     | 1,00,733                                     | 67,557                                       |
| 23                                           | Mizoram                                      | 26,832                                       | 20,161                                       | 12,326                                       |
| 24                                           | Nagaland                                     | 6,624                                        | 4,614                                        | 3,187                                        |
| 25                                           | Odisha                                       | 32,22,299                                    | 26,85,398                                    | 20,27,683                                    |
| 26                                           | Puducherry                                   | 17,732                                       | 11,814                                       | 7,867                                        |
| 27                                           | Punjab                                       | 16,84,286                                    | 14,49,583                                    | 11,11,147                                    |
| 28                                           | Rajasthan                                    | 38,87,394                                    | 33,49,142                                    | 24,44,090                                    |
| 29                                           | Sikkim                                       | 24,589                                       | 21,256                                       | 15,629                                       |
| 30                                           | Tamil Nadu                                   | 14,16,049                                    | 11,28,107                                    | 8,22,761                                     |
| 31                                           | Telangana                                    | 10,87,847                                    | 8,60,890                                     | 5,84,986                                     |
| 32                                           | Tripura                                      | 3,25,000                                     | 2,64,762                                     | 2,15,688                                     |
| 33                                           | Uttarakhand                                  | 7,56,000                                     | 6,40,848                                     | 4,75,243                                     |
| 34                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                | 1,60,48,688                                  | 1,42,53,557                                  | 1,07,80,708                                  |
| 35                                           | West Bengal                                  | 24,67,194                                    | 20,35,832                                    | 15,83,015                                    |
| 36                                           | Ladakh                                       | 24,669                                       | 21,888                                       | 17,316                                       |
| Total 6,62,23,233 5,68,55,901 4,22,15,398    | Total 6,62,23,233 5,68,55,901 4,22,15,398    | Total 6,62,23,233 5,68,55,901 4,22,15,398    | Total 6,62,23,233 5,68,55,901 4,22,15,398    | Total 6,62,23,233 5,68,55,901 4,22,15,398    |

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