Lok Sabha Question No. 2813 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Digital India Service Centre
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2813

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 17.12.2025

## DIGITAL INDIA SERVICE CENTRE

## 2813. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

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

- (a) whether GPS-enabled Digital India Service Center (DISC) mobile vans have been deployed to deliver digital, financial and e-Governance services in remote and difficult-terrain States such as Himachal Pradesh and if so, the details thereof including the details of number of centres running across the country;
- (b)  the  details  of  services  offered  through  these  vans  including  Aadhaar  enrolment,  banking,  tele-law, telemedicine, digital literacy, education support and e-commerce facilitation;
- (c) whether these vans are equipped with virtual reality (VR) and interactive digital tools for awareness campaigns on Digital India initiatives and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether procurement of such vans is mandatorily through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal and the process for State departments and private individuals to apply and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether the Government provides Capital Expenditure (CapEx) or Operational Expenditure (OpEx) financial assistance to CSC e-Governance Services India Limited, State agencies and private individuals for implementing these vans and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Digital India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India aimed at ensuring digital inclusion, last-mile service delivery and access to e-Governance, financial and digital services for all citizens.

In furtherance of these objectives, GPS enabled mobile vans were operated in 10 districts across India under the  project  'Digital  India Common Service Centres (DICSC)' for creating awareness and promotion of Government of India schemes.

These  10  districts  are  Gandhinagar,  Puducherry,  Chhatrapati  Sambhaji  Nagar  (Aurangabad),  Mamit, Jodhpur, Khammam, Pilibhit, Gorakhpur, Leh (Ladakh) and Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.

The objective of the project 'DICSC' is to enhance/upgrade 4,740 existing Common Services Centres (CSCs) at the Gram Panchayat level, in the envisaged 10 districts.

The services offered/delivered through these vans are the same as being offered through CSCs. The details of services offered are available at www.csc.gov.in.

These vans were equipped with digital awareness and service-delivery tools, including LED display panels, audio-visual content modules, public address systems, laptops and other devices, along with power back-up and GPS-based tracking systems.

These also included biometric/IRIS devices for Aadhaar authentication, Micro-ATMs for digital payments, and necessary furniture.

These Mobile vans were engaged by CSC e-Governance Services India Limited on a rental basis for the project.

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