Lok Sabha Question No. 272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Status of Digital India Programme
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri C N Annadurai, Shri Navaskani K, Shri Selvam G

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 272

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 24.07.2024

## STATUS OF DIGITAL INDIA PROGRAMME

## 272 SHRI C N ANNADURAI: SHRI NAVASKANI K: SHRI SELVAM G:

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

- (a) the present status of Digital India Programme in the State of Tamil Nadu along with the success achieved in the State against the target set thereunder;
- (b) the  funds  allocated  and  utilized  under  the  said  scheme  during  each  of  the  last  three years;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study to assess the role played by Digital India Initiative in empowerment of people;
- (d) if so, the detailed outcome thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has conducted any study to measure the extent of adoption of digital technologies by the rural masses in Tamil Nadu;
- (f) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (g) the  increase  in  digital  penetration  and  usage  of  e-Government  tools  in  the  last  three years in the State of Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Government has launched the Digital India programme with the vision of transforming India  into  a  digitally  empowered  society  and  a  knowledge-based  economy,  by  ensuring digital  access,  digital  inclusion,  digital  empowerment  and  bridging  the  digital  divide.  The programme is centred on three key vision areas, namely digital infrastructure as a core utility to every citizen, governance and services on demand, and digital empowerment of citizens. The  overall  goal  is  to  ensure  that  digital  technologies  improve  the  life  of  every  citizen, expand  India's  digital  economy,  and  create  investment  and  employment  opportunities  and digital technological capabilities in India.

Several schemes/projects are being implemented under Digital India programme for creating awareness and providing digital facilities to citizens in all States and Union territories (UTs), including  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu.  Such  digital  facilities  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu include about 18,373 functional Common Service Centres (CSCs), the imparting of health, education, financial inclusion awareness and skill development related services in each of the 38 districts in the State under the Digital Village pilot project, more than 134 citizen-centric e-services launched under the e-District Mission Mode project and certification of 10.69 lakh persons  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin  Digital  Saksharta  Abhiyan  (PMGDISHA)  for functional digital literacy.  In addition, citizens across the  country, including state of Tamil Nadu, have also been enabled to access e-services under various initiatives, such as Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG), DigiLocker, e-Sign, e-Hospital and MyGov, Myscheme, etc.

(b): Digital India is an umbrella programme that covers multiple projects of various central Ministries/Departments & States/UTs. Each project has its own budgetary requirement and accordingly project-plan has been charted out by the implementing Ministry/departments and budget  details  are  being  maintained  by  concerned  Ministries/Departments  &  States/UTs. However, budget allocated and utilised by MeitY under Digital India programme during last three years is as follows:

| Financial Year   | Budget allocated (Rs. in Crore)   | Actual Expenditure (Rs. in Crore)   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2021-22          | 6,388.00                          | 4,504.36                            |
| 2022-23          | 5400.50                           | 3863.13                             |
| 2023-24          | 5354.51                           | 3945.42                             |

(c) and (d): Under Digital India programme, evaluation of the impact of all major schemes is generally  carried  out  through  an  independent  third  party,  which  is  not  involved  in  the implementation of the Scheme to ensure fair independent assessment. The impact assessment studies  of  Electronic  Governance  scheme  under  Digital  India  Programme  was  conducted through Centre for Innovations in Public Systems (CIPS), Hyderabad in October, 2020. The study has brought out that Digital India is transforming citizen services by providing access to information driven through technology, integrating various systems and services between government and citizens, thereby empowering and enhancing citizen's social, environmental and economic values.

(e)  to  (g): S tatistics  of  e-transactions  on  e-Taal  platform  (https://etaal.gov.in/)  gives  an indication of increase in digital penetration and usage of e-Government tools in India. More than 21,224 crore e-transactions have been recorded on e-Taal platform for 4,209e-services during the year 2023while 15,810 crore-transactions recorded for 4,020 services during the year 2022. Number of e-transactions recorded on e-Taal platform during the last three years in the State of Tamil Nadu is as follows.

| States     |   Number of e-Transactions (in Crore) |   Number of e-Transactions (in Crore) |   Number of e-Transactions (in Crore) |
|------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|            |                               2021    |                               2022    |                                  2023 |
| Tamil Nadu |                                 32.79 |                                 44.56 |                                    60 |

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