Lok Sabha Question No. 2834 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: AI and Robotics Technologies under PMGDISHA
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2834

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 17.12.2025

## AI AND ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGIES UNDER PMGDISHA

## †2834. SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:

SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE:

SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a) the total number of beneficiaries who have received Information Technology (IT) training under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) during the last five years and the current year across various States of the country;

(b)  the  percentage  of  Anganwadi  and  ASHA  workers  beneficiaries  across  these  States  including Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh along with Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli; and (c) the manner in which technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics have been included under the said Abhiyan?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Digital India programme was launched by the Government of India in line with Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision to democratize technology and empower citizens.

Under this  Programme,  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin  Digital  Saksharta  Abhiyan  (PMGDISHA) was launched  with  an  emphasis  on  basic  digital  literacy.  The  advanced  domains  such  as  Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics were not part of its core focus.

The Scheme was one of the world's largest digital literacy initiatives aimed at reaching digital literacy in  6  crore  rural  households  (one  person  per  household)  nationwide.  The  scheme  concluded  on  31 st March, 2024.

Key aspects of the scheme:

- Over 6.39 Crore persons trained nationwide (against the target of 6 Crore).
- The States/UTs-wise status of the scheme is given at Annexure-I.
- The year-wise achievement in last 5 years of the Scheme is given at Annexure-II .
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## States/UT's -wise achievements under the PMGDISHA Scheme

## Annexure- I

| Sl. No.   | State Name                           | Registered Candidates   | Trained Candidates   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands          | 5,564                   | 2,931                |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                       | 23,01,731               | 19,17,452            |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 14,949                  | 11,615               |
| 4.        | Assam                                | 27,21,585               | 23,60,195            |
| 5.        | Bihar                                | 82,40,606               | 74,12,740            |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh                         | 24,86,455               | 21,37,064            |
| 7         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 20,522                  | 18,029               |
| 8.        | Goa                                  | 58,569                  | 53,784               |
| 9.        | Gujarat                              | 30,31,310               | 26,83,286            |
| 10.       | Haryana                              | 18,57,815               | 15,77,109            |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh                     | 6,61,922                | 5,32,976             |
| 12.       | Jammu and Kashmir                    | 8,70,451                | 7,06,991             |
| 13.       | Jharkhand                            | 27,52,731               | 22,86,356            |
| 14.       | Karnataka                            | 29,64,726               | 24,40,957            |
| 15.       | Kerala                               | 1,77,165                | 1,18,132             |
| 16.       | Ladakh                               | 24,785                  | 22,122               |
| 17.       | Lakshadweep                          | 142                     | 35                   |
| 18.       | Madhya Pradesh                       | 56,92,467               | 50,69,449            |
| 19.       | Maharashtra                          | 61,23,970               | 53,23,817            |
| 20.       | Manipur                              | 28,397                  | 18,286               |
| 21.       | Meghalaya                            | 1,52,783                | 1,06,063             |
| 22.       | Mizoram                              | 30,317                  | 23,125               |
| 23.       | Nagaland                             | 11,990                  | 8,968                |
| 24.       | Odisha                               | 36,16,441               | 30,86,143            |
| 25.       | Puducherry                           | 22,079                  | 15,801               |
| 26.       | Punjab                               | 17,46,448               | 15,14,820            |
| 27.       | Rajasthan                            | 45,06,184               | 39,70,690            |
| 28.       | Sikkim                               | 27,035                  | 23,122               |
| 29.       | Tamil Nadu                           | 17,04,537               | 14,07,880            |
| 30.       | Telangana                            | 14,56,226               | 12,10,448            |
| 31.       | Tripura                              | 3,25,000                | 2,64,186             |
| 32.       | Uttar Pradesh                        | 1,63,14,369             | 1,45,48,273          |
| 33.       | Uttarakhand                          | 7,85,978                | 6,73,306             |
| 34.       | West Bengal                          | 28,36,714               | 23,95,565            |
|           | Total                                | 7,35,71,963             | 6,39,41,716          |

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## Year-wise achievement in Last 05 Years of PMGDISHA Scheme

| Year   | Registered Candidates Trained Candidates   |
|--------|--------------------------------------------|

Annexure-II

| 2019-20   | 1,42,85,919   | 1,28,25,128   |
|-----------|---------------|---------------|
| 2020-21   | 1,08,78,397   | 96,95,717     |
| 2021-22   | 1,11,13,212   | 97,87,886     |
| 2022-23   | 1,01,45,209   | 92,12,931     |
| 2023-24   | 58,55,656     | 53,20,936     |

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