Lok Sabha Question No. 2370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Digital Literacy Status
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar, Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2370

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 16.03.2022

## DIGITAL LITERACY STATUS

## 2370.   SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

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

- (a) the State-wise status of the implementation of Digital Literacy Mission;
- (b) whether the target of making people digitally literate in rural areas of the States/Union Territories has been achieved; and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  coverage  of  digital  literacy schemes especially in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu; and
- (d) whether the Government has received any response on the reasons for the low enthusiasm among the people to participate in digital literacy programs and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  Skill  development  and  creating  skilled  talent  is  an  important  mission  to  ensure  that  the growing  digital  economy  of  India  is  provided  with  the  trained  and  skilled  manpower  that  Industry requires. To further aid digital adoption, the Ministry has focused on digital literacy for citizens since 2014,  across  the  country  including  in  rural  areas.  In  the  years  2014  to  2016,  two  Schemes  titled 'National Digital Literacy Mission' (NDLM)  and  'Digital SakshartaAbhiyan' (DISHA) were implemented by the Government with a target to train 52.50 lakh candidates in digital literacy across the country. Under these two schemes, a total of 53.67 lakh beneficiaries were certified.

Subsequently,  a  scheme  titled  'Pradhan  MantriGramin  Digital  SakshartaAbhiyan  (PMGDISHA)'  was approved by Union Cabinet in 2017 to usher in digital literacy in rural India by covering 6 crore rural households  (one  person  per  household).  So  far,  a  total  of  around  5.71  crore  candidates  have  been enrolled and 4.82 crore have been trained, out of which around 3.57 crore candidates have been certified under this scheme. The State-wise achievement under the Scheme may be seen at Annexure .

The Government has taken up several steps for scaling up the coverage of digital literacy schemes across the country including the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu, which include the following:

- Scaling up the awareness and promotional activities towards Digital literacy program and expand it multifold  through  campaigns,  workshops,  seminars  etc.  So  far,  10  virtual  workshops  have  been conducted in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu.
- Efforts  have  been  made  to  identify  and  register  new  Training  centres  in  all  uncovered  Gram Panchayats across the country.
- In  order  to  address  the  low  internet  connectivity  issues,  Wifi-choupals  have  been  established  at remote  locations.  In  the  Union  Territory  of  Dadra  and  Nagar  Haveli  and  Daman  Diu,  48  Wifichoupals have been established.
- (d): These Schemes have seen tremendous response for enrolment from the beneficiaries wherever they are implemented.

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## Annexure

| States/Union Territories-wise targets and achievements under PMGDISHA Scheme   | States/Union Territories-wise targets and achievements under PMGDISHA Scheme   | States/Union Territories-wise targets and achievements under PMGDISHA Scheme   | States/Union Territories-wise targets and achievements under PMGDISHA Scheme   | States/Union Territories-wise targets and achievements under PMGDISHA Scheme   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.N.                                                                           | State                                                                          | Registered                                                                     | Trained                                                                        | Certified                                                                      |
| 1                                                                              | Andaman &Nicobar Isl.                                                          | 333                                                                            | 122                                                                            | 56                                                                             |
| 2                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                 | 14,00,493                                                                      | 10,82,861                                                                      | 7,59,911                                                                       |
| 3                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                              | 3,504                                                                          | 1,285                                                                          | 880                                                                            |
| 4                                                                              | Assam                                                                          | 26,09,441                                                                      | 22,56,175                                                                      | 18,02,059                                                                      |
| 5                                                                              | Bihar                                                                          | 60,95,906                                                                      | 52,59,760                                                                      | 38,18,455                                                                      |
| 6                                                                              | Chandigarh*                                                                    | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              |
| 7                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                   | 25,04,227                                                                      | 21,55,181                                                                      | 16,29,755                                                                      |
| 8                                                                              | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                            | 2,185                                                                          | 842                                                                            | 484                                                                            |
| 9                                                                              | Daman &Diu                                                                     | 1,733                                                                          | 1,042                                                                          | 653                                                                            |
| 10                                                                             | Delhi*                                                                         | 2,595                                                                          | 1,934                                                                          | 1,532                                                                          |
| 11                                                                             | Goa                                                                            | 8,267                                                                          | 5,073                                                                          | 3,311                                                                          |
| 12                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                        | 24,97,677                                                                      | 21,59,568                                                                      | 15,83,917                                                                      |
| 13                                                                             | Haryana                                                                        | 17,80,694                                                                      | 14,94,252                                                                      | 11,22,575                                                                      |
| 14                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                               | 3,87,763                                                                       | 2,84,790                                                                       | 2,04,133                                                                       |
| 15                                                                             | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                 | 5,21,693                                                                       | 3,83,367                                                                       | 2,77,190                                                                       |
| 16                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                      | 22,08,674                                                                      | 17,53,408                                                                      | 12,70,789                                                                      |
| 17                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                      | 10,57,022                                                                      | 8,01,987                                                                       | 5,21,764                                                                       |
| 18                                                                             | Kerala                                                                         | 51,755                                                                         | 24,871                                                                         | 19,776                                                                         |
| 19                                                                             | Ladakh                                                                         | 23,359                                                                         | 19,289                                                                         | 14,163                                                                         |
| 20                                                                             | Lakshadweep                                                                    | 109                                                                            | 35                                                                             | 0                                                                              |
| 21                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                 | 48,31,469                                                                      | 41,99,364                                                                      | 30,84,836                                                                      |
| 22                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                    | 39,47,006                                                                      | 32,27,262                                                                      | 23,11,170                                                                      |
| 23                                                                             | Manipur                                                                        | 10,889                                                                         | 6,028                                                                          | 3,782                                                                          |
| 24                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                      | 1,23,689                                                                       | 85,211                                                                         | 56,354                                                                         |
| 25                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                        | 10,919                                                                         | 7,333                                                                          | 4,178                                                                          |
| 26                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                       | 5,741                                                                          | 4,085                                                                          | 2,902                                                                          |
| 27                                                                             | Odisha                                                                         | 28,23,961                                                                      | 23,01,267                                                                      | 17,37,562                                                                      |

| 28    | Puducherry    | 14,770      | 10,038      | 6,493       |
|-------|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 29    | Punjab        | 15,29,817   | 13,04,207   | 10,02,220   |
| 30    | Rajasthan     | 31,37,023   | 26,06,429   | 18,95,933   |
| 31    | Sikkim        | 4,058       | 1,548       | 724         |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu    | 11,33,371   | 8,87,642    | 6,34,791    |
| 33    | Telangana     | 7,78,509    | 6,00,895    | 4,13,832    |
| 34    | Tripura       | 3,16,201    | 2,45,479    | 1,96,927    |
| 35    | Uttarakhand   | 6,28,606    | 5,19,695    | 3,84,089    |
| 36    | Uttar Pradesh | 1,46,93,478 | 1,28,90,850 | 96,88,547   |
| 37    | West Bengal   | 20,48,960   | 16,28,773   | 12,51,395   |
| Total | Total         | 5,71,95,897 | 4,82,11,948 | 3,57,07,138 |

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

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