Lok Sabha Question No. 1397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: PMGDISHA
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Aashtikar Patil Nagesh Bapurao, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1397

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 31.07.2024

## PMGDISHA

## 1397.   SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL:

PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:

SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH:

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

SHRI AASHTIKAR PATIL NAGESH BAPURAO:

SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the participants trained and certified under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) during each of the last three years in Maharashtra;
- (b) the  number  of  rural  families  of  backward/most  backward  classes/SC/ST  covered  under PMGDISHA in Maharashtra, district-wise;
- (c) whether  any  plan  has  been  formulated  to  take  this  campaign  to  every  nook  and  corner  of Maharashtra;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the Government  has  undertaken any study on the on-ground functioning of PMGDISHA;
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (h) the measures and standards taken to ensure the better quality of training under PMGDISHA;
- (i) whether any impact evaluations have been conducted on the above schemes; and
- (j) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a)  to  (j):    Government  of  India  implemented  a  scheme  titled  'Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin  Digital Saksharta  Abhiyan  (PMGDISHA)'  to  usher  in  digital  literacy  in  rural  India  (one  person  per household). As on 31 st March 2024, around 7.35 crore candidates were enrolled and 6.39 crore were trained, out of which 4.78 crore candidates were certified under the PMGDISHA Scheme.

In  the  state  of  Maharashtra,  more  than  61.23  lakh  candidates  have  been  enrolled  from  the  rural households,  more  than  53.23  lakh  candidates  have  been  trained  and  38.53  lakh  candidates  have been duly certified. The achievements of the last three years in the state of Maharashtra are given below:

| Year    | Registered   | Trained   | Certified   |
|---------|--------------|-----------|-------------|
| 2021-22 | 11,39,613    | 9,99,047  | 6,98,155    |
| 2022-23 | 16,57,956    | 15,10,186 | 11,45,536   |
| 2023-24 | 4,57,058     | 4,26,845  | 3,40,380    |

The district-wise details of rural families of backward/most backward classes/SC/ST covered under PMGDISHA in Maharashtra are given at Annexure-I .

The  PMGDISHA scheme was  assessed  by  three  agencies  namely  IIT  Delhi,  Council  for  Social Development  (CSD)  and  Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA).The last Impact Assessment  study  of  the  PMGDISHA  scheme  was  conducted  by  the  Indian  Institute  of  Public Administration (IIPA). The key findings of the IIPA impact evaluation report of the PMGDISHA Scheme are at Annexure-II .

The measures taken to ensure the quality of training under PMGDISHA scheme are as under:

-  The  scheme  implementation  was  continuously  reviewed  through  central  as  well  as  state teams of the implementing agency under the overall supervision of the Ministry.
-  Standardized  multimedia  content  in  22  Languages  was  made  available  and  accessible  in multimodal format for all candidates.
-  The trainers were selected based on the prescribed qualifications.
-  Requisite/prescribed IT infrastructure was ensured at the Training Centres/CSCs.

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## District -wise details of the rural families of backward/most backward classes/SC/ST in the state of Maharashtra under PMGDISHA

| S No   | District        | OBC                                            | OBC                                            | OBC                                            | SC                                             | SC                                             | SC                | ST                | ST                | ST                |
|--------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| S No   | District        | Registe- red                                   | Trained                                        | CertifiedRegistered                            |                                                | Trained                                        | Certified         | Registered        | Trained           | Certified         |
| 1      | Ahmednagar      | 76,724                                         | 69,409                                         | 52,164                                         | 34,493                                         | 30,933                                         | 23,023            | 13,597            | 12,184            | 9,918             |
| 2      | Akola           | 40,395                                         | 33,409                                         | 25,693                                         | 21,328                                         | 17,518                                         | 12,544            | 6,457             | 5,338             | 4,065             |
| 3      | Amravati        | 90,162                                         | 79,603                                         | 61,754                                         | 31,655                                         | 27,625                                         | 20,905            | 37,983            | 33,148            | 25,217            |
| 4      | Aurangabad      | 38,490                                         | 33,427                                         | 21,566                                         | 23,458                                         | 20,147                                         | 12,651            | 6,975             | 6,018             | 4,132             |
| 5      | Beed            | 60,011                                         | 51,561                                         | 37,957                                         | 19,099                                         | 16,243                                         | 11,410            | 3,528             | 2,941             | 2,068             |
| 6      | Bhandara        | 1,03,69 0                                      | 92,635                                         | 76,934                                         | 30,989                                         | 28,506                                         | 24,410            | 15,366            | 14,032            | 11,418            |
| 7      | Buldhana        | 92,488                                         | 78,014                                         | 50,760                                         | 33,175                                         | 28,099                                         | 18,360            | 10,698            | 9,670             | 6,975             |
| 8      | Chandrapur      | 1,32,742                                       | 1,18,211                                       | 93,355                                         | 29,089                                         | 25,731                                         | 19,747            | 53,227            | 48,573            | 37,529            |
| 9      | Dhule           | 35,552                                         | 28,698                                         | 20,913                                         | 5,276                                          | 4,170                                          | 3,002             | 33,960            | 29,891            | 20,891            |
| 10     | Gadchiroli      | 53,835                                         | 49,139                                         | 36,461                                         | 13,680                                         | 12,075                                         | 8,687             | 45,439            | 41,573            | 29,018            |
| 11     | Gondia          | 1,08,633                                       | 94,022                                         | 72,148                                         | 21,553                                         | 18,733                                         | 14,211            | 28,625            | 24,967            | 18,736            |
| 12     | Hingoli         | 25,016                                         | 20,612                                         | 14,207                                         | 16,123                                         | 12,809                                         | 8,497             | 6,327             | 4,490             | 2,904             |
| 13     | Jalgaon         | 93,569                                         | 79,236                                         | 54,664                                         | 16,220                                         | 13,609                                         | 9,295             | 23,200            | 21,044            | 14,063            |
| 14     | Jalna           | 33,809                                         | 28,548                                         | 18,321                                         | 16,851                                         | 14,214                                         | 9,305             | 3,536             | 2,882             | 1,803             |
| 15     | Kolhapur        | 27,450                                         | 24,021                                         | 18,755                                         | 18,814                                         | 15,988                                         | 11,937            | 1,228             | 1,035             | 696               |
| 16     | Latur           | 23,841                                         | 19,218                                         | 13,946                                         | 16,159                                         | 12,505                                         | 8,915             | 2,434             | 1,808             | 1,237             |
| 17     | Mumbai          | 181                                            | 180                                            | 124                                            | 15                                             | 15                                             | 9                 | 1                 | 1                 | 1                 |
| 18     | Mumbai Suburban | 14                                             | 3                                              | -                                              | 16                                             | 4                                              | -                 | 5                 | 1                 | 1                 |
| 19     | Nagpur          | 1,15,760                                       | 1,00,699                                       | 83,403                                         | 34,918                                         | 30,106                                         | 24,484            | 29,925            | 25,032            | 20,635            |
| 20     | Nanded          | 42,046                                         | 34,767                                         | 23,330                                         | 22,014                                         | 16,882                                         | 11,446            | 15,207            | 12,786            | 8,934             |
| 21     | Nandurbar       | 12,651                                         | 11,184                                         | 8,502                                          | 4,687                                          | 4,200                                          | 3,359             | 85,357            | 75,430            | 57,608            |
| 22     | Nashik          | 80,514                                         | 71,220                                         | 51,948                                         | 30,881                                         | 28,058                                         | 20,161            | 81,806            | 73,371            | 49,859            |
| 23     | Osmanabad       | 26,882                                         | 22,520                                         | 14,747                                         | 10,886                                         | 8,914                                          | 5,688             | 1,885             | 1,559             | 1,042             |
| 24     | Palghar         | 26,030                                         | 23,481                                         | 17,347                                         | 5,269                                          | 4,822                                          | 3,481             | 35,059            | 28,118            | 19,756            |
| 25     | Parbhani        | 35,560                                         | 29,825                                         | 19,732                                         | 15,840                                         | 13,305                                         | 8,602             | 3,427             | 2,864             | 1,936             |
| 26     | Pune            | 57,658                                         | 52,654                                         | 38,222                                         | 24,670                                         | 22,373                                         | 16,445            | 8,453             | 7,636             | 5,319             |
| 27     | Raigad          | 79,611                                         | 71,454                                         | 52,650                                         | 30,620                                         | 27,603                                         | 19,286            | 8,023             | 7,263             | 5,363             |
| 28     | Ratnagiri       | 70,705                                         | 61,976                                         | 42,071                                         | 21,856                                         | 19,478                                         | 13,829            | 4,278             | 3,894             | 2,413             |
| 29     | Sangli          | 24,416                                         | 21,057                                         | 14,970                                         | 11,336                                         | 9,330                                          | 6,424             | 1,643             | 1,524             | 1,111             |
| 30     | Satara          | 43,633                                         | 37,409                                         | 26,989                                         | 16,194                                         | 14,045                                         | 9,951             | 4,262             | 3,814             | 2,573             |
| 31     | Sindhudurg      | 17,674                                         | 15,564                                         | 10,910                                         | 5,289                                          | 4,567                                          | 2,740             | 2,964             | 2,776             | 1,974             |
| 32     | Solapur         | 35,193                                         | 27,482                                         | 18,901                                         | 15,913                                         | 12,133                                         | 8,163             | 1,871             | 1,289             | 858               |
| 33     | Thane           | 34,894                                         | 31,430                                         | 24,146                                         | 11,053                                         | 9,492                                          | 7,233             | 11,415            | 10,105            | 7,224             |
| 34     | Wardha          | 89,476                                         | 83,865                                         | 68,311 31,321                                  | 19,382                                         | 18,105                                         | 14,324            | 22,008            | 20,944            | 16,775            |
| 35     | Washim          | 53,653                                         | 44,127                                         |                                                | 19,228                                         | 15,474                                         | 11,043            | 6,533             | 5,471             | 3,929             |
| 36     | Yavatmal        | 1,01,509                                       | 90,019                                         | 69,894                                         | 23,057                                         | 19,802                                         | 14,241            | 44,425            | 40,008            | 31,073            |
| Total  | Total           | 19,84,467 17,30,67912,87,116 6,71,086 5,77,613 | 19,84,467 17,30,67912,87,116 6,71,086 5,77,613 | 19,84,467 17,30,67912,87,116 6,71,086 5,77,613 | 19,84,467 17,30,67912,87,116 6,71,086 5,77,613 | 19,84,467 17,30,67912,87,116 6,71,086 5,77,613 | 4,17,808 6,61,127 | 4,17,808 6,61,127 | 5,83,480 4,29,054 | 5,83,480 4,29,054 |

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PMGDISHA Scheme : Key findings of IIPA impact evaluation report are given below:

-  PMGDISHA is a unique scheme due to its mass scale and use of remotely proctored examination.
-  18%  fund  used  in  SCSP,  12%  for  TSP  and  11%  for  NER  have  made  sure  the empowerment of weaker sections.
-  Women participation is very large and their inclusion at the rural level will open up the path for the learning of the whole family.
-  More  than  55%  of  respondents  cited  a  direct  benefit  to  their  livelihoods  after PMGDISHA training.
-  Almost 50% respondents stated that PMGDISHA helped them get a better Job.
-  PMGDISHA training has had a formidable impact on the use of ICT and other forms of digital media.
-  PMGDISHA has served the beneficiaries by facilitating their access to a wide range of information points and services for multitude of purposes. It has helped to decrease the overall digital divide in the country.

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