Lok Sabha Question No. 1098 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: National Digital Literacy Mission
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1098

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 26.07.2023

## NATIONAL DIGITAL LITERACY MISSION

## 1098.   SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

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

- (a) the details of number of people imparted Information and Technology (IT) training under National  Digital  Literacy  Mission  (NDLM)  across  various  States/UTs  of  the  country, particularly in West Bengal since the launch of the mission, year-wise;
- (b) the  total  number  of  Anganwadi  workers,  ASHA  workers  and  Authorised  Ration Distributors  who  have  been  imparted  training  in  information  and  technology  literacy under the said scheme during the last five years, year and State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  estimated  time  limit  to  achieve  the  target  of  ensuring  digital  literacy  atleast  to  one member from every family;
- (d) the effective measures being taken by the Government to achieve the said target;
- (e) whether some villages of rural areas of the country are yet to get internet facilities; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  such  villages  especially  in  West Bengal?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  The  Government  has  launched  PMGDISHA  Scheme  with  the  vision  of transforming  India  into  a  digitally  empowered  society  and  to  create  a  knowledge-based economy by ensuring digital access, digital inclusion, digital empowerment and bridging the digital  divide  by  targeting  rural  citizens  of  India  towards  improvement  of  their  lives.The various steps taken by the Government to improve digital literacy among the urban and rural areas of the country are given below:

- i. During the  years 2014 to 2016, Government of India had implemented two Schemes on providing  digital  literacy  to  the  masses  namely  'National  Digital  Literacy  Mission (NDLM)'  and  'Digital  SakshartaAbhiyan  (DISHA)'  with  a  cumulative  target  of  52.50 lakh persons (one person from every eligible household) across the country including rural India.  Beneficiaries  under  the  DISHA  scheme  also  included  field  level  government functionaries namely Anganwadi and ASHA workers and Authorised ration dealers in all the  states  across  the  country,  the  States/UTs  -wise  details(including  the  State  of  West Bengal) is given as Annexure-I .

Under these two schemes, a total of 53.67 lakh beneficiaries were trained, out of which around 42% candidates were from rural India. Both schemes have been closed now. The State/UT-wise achievement is given as Annexure-II .

- ii. In the  year 2017, Government launched a Scheme titled ''PradhanMantriGramin Digital SakshartaAbhiyan (PMGDISHA)'' to usher in digital literacy in rural India with a target to cover  6  crore  rural  households  (one  person  per  household)  across  the  country.  The scheme is under implementation  and  as of  now,  more  than 7.03 crore  candidates  have been  enrolled  and

6.06 crore have been trained, out of which 4.51crore candidates have been duly certified. The year-wise achievements of the Scheme in the last five years are given below:

| Year                       | Registered   | Trained     | Certified   |
|----------------------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
| FY 2017-18                 | 1,17,45,757  | 87,54,282   | 58,57,656   |
| FY 2018-19                 | 98,99,995    | 86,37,923   | 66,96,562   |
| FY 2019-20                 | 1,43,30,473  | 1,28,66,347 | 90,07,394   |
| FY 2020-21                 | 1,08,91,488  | 97,05,343   | 73,07,927   |
| FY 2021-22                 | 1,11,73,679  | 98,41,726   | 76,13,672   |
| FY 2022-23                 | 1,02,56,353  | 92,83,042   | 73,39,079   |
| FY 2023-24 (Till 19.07.23) | 20,20,353    | 15,43,325   | 13,53,186   |
| Total                      | 7,03,18,098  | 6,06,31,988 | 4,51,75,476 |

The  State/UT-wise  achievementdetails  (including  the  State  of  West  Bengal)under  the PMGDISHA scheme is given as Annexure-III .

(d): The following measures are taken up for achieving the targets under the PMGDISHAscheme:

-  Efforts have been made to identify and register new Training centers in uncovered Gram Panchayats across the country.
-  In  order  to  address  the  low  internet  connectivity  issues,  Wifi-choupals  have  been established at remote locations.
-  Some rural  schools  have  been  engaged  for  training  and  examination  of  candidates  in order to penetrate the rural populous districts of identified states.
-  Scaling  up  the  awareness  and  promotional  activities  towards  Digital  literacy  through campaigns, workshops, seminars, digital vans, etc.
-  The  training  content  is  made  available  in  22  scheduled  languages  and  English.  This content is made available on both online and offline mode.

(e) and (f): Under BharatNet project broadband connectivity is being provided to all the Gram Panchayats (GPs) and villages in the country.

As on 30.06.2023, 1,94,909 GPs have been made Service Ready under the BharatNet project in the country. In West Bengal, as on 30.06.2023,2604 GPs have been made Service Ready under the BharatNet project.

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Annexure-I

| State wise counts of ASHA/ Anganwadi/ Ration Dealer candidates under DISHA   | State wise counts of ASHA/ Anganwadi/ Ration Dealer candidates under DISHA   | State wise counts of ASHA/ Anganwadi/ Ration Dealer candidates under DISHA   | State wise counts of ASHA/ Anganwadi/ Ration Dealer candidates under DISHA   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/ UT                                                                    | Anganwadi                                                                    | ASHA worker                                                                  | Ration Dealer                                                                |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                               | 8,137                                                                        | 794                                                                          | 131                                                                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 33                                                                           | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| Assam                                                                        | 7,276                                                                        | 910                                                                          | 1,949                                                                        |
| Bihar                                                                        | 7,964                                                                        | 4,015                                                                        | 1,148                                                                        |
| Chandigarh                                                                   | 452                                                                          | 149                                                                          | -                                                                            |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                 | 5,175                                                                        | 8,221                                                                        | 1,938                                                                        |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                          | 1                                                                            | 4                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| Delhi                                                                        | 369                                                                          | 100                                                                          | 122                                                                          |
| Goa                                                                          | 159                                                                          | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| Gujarat                                                                      | 3,384                                                                        | 1,453                                                                        | 119                                                                          |
| Haryana                                                                      | 3,266                                                                        | 4,063                                                                        | 212                                                                          |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                             | 4,195                                                                        | 240                                                                          | 44                                                                           |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                               | 8,789                                                                        | 2,564                                                                        | 312                                                                          |
| Jharkhand                                                                    | 2,910                                                                        | 709                                                                          | 533                                                                          |
| Karnataka                                                                    | 2,629                                                                        | 1,915                                                                        | 595                                                                          |
| Kerala                                                                       | 778                                                                          | 210                                                                          | 2                                                                            |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                               | 6,059                                                                        | 3,117                                                                        | 637                                                                          |
| Maharashtra                                                                  | 18,268                                                                       | 8,223                                                                        | 1,360                                                                        |
| Manipur                                                                      | 2,296                                                                        | 366                                                                          | 10                                                                           |
| Nagaland                                                                     | 742                                                                          | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| Odisha                                                                       | 2,859                                                                        | 1,537                                                                        | 317                                                                          |
| Puducherry                                                                   | 415                                                                          | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| Punjab                                                                       | 2,862                                                                        | 480                                                                          | 51                                                                           |
| Rajasthan                                                                    | 2,084                                                                        | 1,851                                                                        | 233                                                                          |
| Sikkim                                                                       | 1                                                                            | 14                                                                           | -                                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                   | 27,125                                                                       | 73                                                                           | 4                                                                            |
| Telangana                                                                    | 5,377                                                                        | 3,321                                                                        | 513                                                                          |
| Tripura                                                                      | 150                                                                          | 143                                                                          | 12                                                                           |
| Utrakhand                                                                    | 1,267                                                                        | 596                                                                          | 49                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 18,630                                                                       | 5,654                                                                        | 1,068                                                                        |
| West Bengal                                                                  | 30,642                                                                       | 3,607                                                                        | 795                                                                          |
| Total                                                                        | 1,74,294                                                                     | 54,329                                                                       | 12,154                                                                       |

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## Annexure II

| Table-I:   | State/UT-wise achievement made underNDLM   | State/UT-wise achievement made underNDLM   | State/UT-wise achievement made underNDLM   | State/UT-wise achievement made underNDLM   |
|------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| S.N.       | State                                      | Enrolled                                   | Trained                                    | Certified                                  |
| 1          | Andaman &Nicobar Isl.                      | 1,964                                      | 1,410                                      | 316                                        |
| 2          | Andhra Pradesh                             | 39,000                                     | 39,000                                     | 37,580                                     |
| 3          | Arunachal Pradesh                          | 1,055                                      | 565                                        | 24                                         |
| 4          | Assam                                      | 20,000                                     | 5,568                                      | 1,388                                      |
| 5          | Bihar                                      | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     |
| 6          | Chandigarh                                 | 5,731                                      | 5,460                                      | 4,604                                      |
| 7          | Chhattisgarh                               | 26,000                                     | 26,000                                     | 26,000                                     |
| 8          | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                        | 412                                        | 317                                        | 168                                        |
| 9          | Daman &Diu                                 | 2,488                                      | 2,132                                      | 1,055                                      |
| 10         | Delhi                                      | 20,000                                     | 20,000                                     | 16,815                                     |
| 11         | Goa                                        | 2,350                                      | 2,113                                      | 917                                        |
| 12         | Gujarat                                    | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     |
| 13         | Haryana                                    | 26,000                                     | 26,000                                     | 24,104                                     |
| 14         | Himachal Pradesh                           | 6,666                                      | 6,666                                      | 6,666                                      |
| 15         | Jammu &Kashmir                             | 26,000                                     | 26,000                                     | 26,000                                     |
| 16         | Jharkhand                                  | 26,000                                     | 26,000                                     | 26,000                                     |
| 17         | Karnataka                                  | 60,000                                     | 60,000                                     | 60,000                                     |
| 18         | Kerala                                     | 20,000                                     | 20,000                                     | 17,236                                     |
| 19         | Lakshadweep                                | -                                          | -                                          | -                                          |
| 20         | Madhya Pradesh                             | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     |
| 21         | Maharashtra                                | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     |
| 22         | Manipur                                    | 6,666                                      | 7,329                                      | 3,087                                      |
| 23         | Meghalaya                                  | 107                                        | -                                          | -                                          |
| 24         | Mizoram                                    | 4,684                                      | 538                                        | 87                                         |
| 25         | Nagaland                                   | 4,760                                      | 5,412                                      | 3,223                                      |
| 26         | Odisha                                     | 26,000                                     | 26,000                                     | 26,000                                     |
| 27         | Puducherry                                 | 6,666                                      | 6,666                                      | 5,931                                      |
| 28         | Punjab                                     | 26,000                                     | 26,000                                     | 26,000                                     |
| 29         | Rajasthan                                  | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     |
| 30         | Sikkim                                     | 4,850                                      | 4,009                                      | 201                                        |
| 31         | Tamil Nadu                                 | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     | 73,878                                     |
| 32         | Telangana                                  | 39,000                                     | 39,000                                     | 34,054                                     |
| 33         | Tripura                                    | 6,666                                      | 6,666                                      | 6,666                                      |
| 34         | Uttar Pradesh                              | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     |
| 35         | Uttarakhand                                | 26,000                                     | 26,000                                     | 26,000                                     |
| 36         | West Bengal                                | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     | 78,000                                     |
|            | Total                                      | 10,59,065                                  | 10,38,851                                  | 10,00,000                                  |

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| Table-II:   | Table-II:             | State/UT-wise achievement made under DISHA   | State/UT-wise achievement made under DISHA   | State/UT-wise achievement made under DISHA   |
|-------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S.N.        | State                 | Enrolled                                     | Trained                                      | Certified                                    |
| 1           | Andaman &Nicobar Isl. | 981                                          | 228                                          | 93                                           |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh        | 3,02,133                                     | 2,93,133                                     | 1,28,187                                     |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh     | 11,885                                       | 2,935                                        | 2,115                                        |
| 4           | Assam                 | 1,87,111                                     | 60,998                                       | 50,085                                       |
| 5           | Bihar                 | 8,97,205                                     | 6,88,804                                     | 3,62,129                                     |
| 6           | Chandigarh            | 29,411                                       | 17,387                                       | 9,042                                        |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh          | 3,12,370                                     | 2,31,036                                     | 1,46,451                                     |
| 8           | Dadra &Nagar Haveli   | 28                                           | 26                                           | 18                                           |
| 9           | Daman &Diu            | 402                                          | 380                                          | 321                                          |
| 10          | Delhi                 | 1,34,373                                     | 1,20,633                                     | 65,021                                       |
| 11          | Goa                   | 2,610                                        | 2,277                                        | 361                                          |
| 12          | Gujarat               | 5,54,923                                     | 4,94,955                                     | 2,56,584                                     |
| 13          | Haryana               | 2,24,085                                     | 2,05,589                                     | 1,09,070                                     |
| 14          | Himachal Pradesh      | 62,675                                       | 55,941                                       | 24,598                                       |
| 15          | Jammu &Kashmir        | 2,55,445                                     | 1,96,244                                     | 95,802                                       |
| 16          | Jharkhand             | 2,25,278                                     | 2,07,349                                     | 88,876                                       |
| 17          | Karnataka             | 6,55,070                                     | 4,95,362                                     | 2,92,666                                     |
| 18          | Kerala                | 98,727                                       | 89,535                                       | 32,121                                       |
| 19          | Lakshadweep           | 135                                          | 97                                           | 20                                           |
| 20          | Madhya Pradesh        | 7,85,799                                     | 5,73,416                                     | 2,87,629                                     |
| 21          | Maharashtra           | 8,11,791                                     | 6,14,597                                     | 3,30,928                                     |
| 22          | Manipur               | 52,341                                       | 42,536                                       | 27,936                                       |
| 23          | Meghalaya             | 72                                           | 36                                           | -                                            |
| 24          | Mizoram               | 15,209                                       | 11,928                                       | 9,420                                        |
| 25          | Nagaland              | 25,924                                       | 12,119                                       | 9,774                                        |
| 26          | Odisha                | 2,04,532                                     | 1,95,060                                     | 95,099                                       |
| 27          | Puducherry            | 35,216                                       | 33,786                                       | 13,117                                       |
| 28          | Punjab                | 2,77,453                                     | 2,11,780                                     | 70,962                                       |
| 29          | Rajasthan             | 8,59,076                                     | 6,21,428                                     | 2,94,376                                     |
| 30          | Sikkim                | 20,702                                       | 13,749                                       | 10,424                                       |
| 31          | Tamil Nadu            | 4,08,310                                     | 3,94,403                                     | 2,19,753                                     |
| 32          | Telangana             | 3,03,586                                     | 1,88,247                                     | 1,51,799                                     |
| 33          | Tripura               | 99,502                                       | 75,209                                       | 36,270                                       |
| 34          | Uttar Pradesh         | 9,55,441                                     | 7,04,617                                     | 5,54,707                                     |
| 35          | Uttarakhand           | 2,11,770                                     | 1,82,334                                     | 76,021                                       |
| 36          | West Bengal           | 9,05,833                                     | 7,31,851                                     | 5,15,317                                     |
| Total       | Total                 | 99,27,404                                    | 77,70,005                                    | 43,67,092                                    |

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## State/UT-wise achievement made under PMGDISHA

| S.N.   | State                              | Registered   | Trained     | Certified   |
|--------|------------------------------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 5,179        | 2,628       | 1,623       |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                     | 20,74,589    | 16,91,098   | 12,10,671   |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 8,458        | 5,840       | 3,902       |
| 4      | Assam                              | 27,06,066    | 23,46,445   | 18,64,453   |
| 5      | Bihar                              | 78,26,190    | 69,71,323   | 51,11,467   |
| 6      | Chandigarh                         | -            | -           | -           |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh*                      | 25,32,031    | 21,79,832   | 16,45,784   |
| 8      | Delhi*                             | -            | -           | -           |
| 9      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 14,724       | 11,762      | 8,394       |
| 10     | Goa                                | 58,569       | 53,784      | 40,005      |
| 11     | Gujarat                            | 28,96,721    | 25,42,530   | 18,75,246   |
| 12     | Haryana                            | 18,78,129    | 15,94,616   | 12,05,597   |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh                   | 5,56,806     | 4,34,766    | 3,20,809    |
| 14     | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 7,86,396     | 6,25,244    | 4,51,991    |
| 15     | Jharkhand                          | 26,63,483    | 22,02,458   | 16,23,408   |
| 16     | Karnataka                          | 18,58,600    | 13,61,030   | 9,37,427    |
| 17     | Kerala                             | 89,502       | 43,734      | 32,051      |
| 18     | Ladakh                             | 24,785       | 22,082      | 17,357      |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                        | 140          | 35          | 0           |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh                     | 57,27,927    | 51,00,861   | 37,84,166   |
| 21     | Maharashtra                        | 58,58,995    | 50,50,137   | 36,46,436   |
| 22     | Manipur                            | 26,614       | 17,061      | 11,065      |
| 23     | Meghalaya                          | 1,48,780     | 1,03,152    | 69,273      |
| 24     | Mizoram                            | 28,561       | 21,435      | 13,337      |
| 25     | Nagaland                           | 9,064        | 6,024       | 4,123       |
| 26     | Odisha                             | 35,29,502    | 29,84,009   | 22,60,437   |
| 27     | Puducherry                         | 21,774       | 15,748      | 10,980      |
| 28     | Punjab                             | 17,37,888    | 15,07,581   | 11,60,587   |
| 29     | Rajasthan                          | 41,69,572    | 36,20,466   | 26,53,848   |
| 30     | Sikkim                             | 25,755       | 22,143      | 16,227      |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu                         | 15,81,438    | 12,78,959   | 9,46,528    |
| 32     | Telangana                          | 12,63,974    | 10,21,917   | 7,10,014    |
| 33     | Tripura                            | 3,25,000     | 2,64,186    | 2,15,688    |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh                      | 1,64,37,761  | 1,46,30,601 | 1,10,81,333 |
| 35     | Uttarakhand                        | 7,88,200     | 6,75,130    | 5,06,000    |
| 36     | West Bengal                        | 26,56,925    | 22,23,371   | 17,35,249   |
| Total  | Total                              | 7,03,18,098  | 6,06,31,988 | 4,51,75,476 |

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