Lok Sabha Question No. 4588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-20
Subject: Common Service Centres in Tonk and Sawai Madhopur
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Harish Chandra Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4588

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 20 .08.2025

## COMMON SERVICE CENTRES IN TONK AND SAWAI MADHOPUR

## †4588. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA MEENA:

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

- (a)  the  total  number  of  villages  connected  with  broadband internet service in Tonk and Sawai Madhopur districts under the BharatNet Project by June 2025;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  maintains  any  data  on  the  number  of  Common  Service  Centres (CSCs) operational in the said districts at present and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  various  major  steps  taken  by  the  Government to improve digital access and bridge the digital  divide  in  backward  and  minority  dominated  areas  of  the  districts  of  Tonk  and  Sawai Madhopur?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): In Tonk and Sawai Madhopur districts, broadband services under the BharatNet project are currently available upto Gram Panchayat level (GPs). As in June 2025, 230 GPs in Tonk and 200 GPs in Sawai Madhopur districts of Rajasthan, have been made service ready by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under the BharatNet project.
- (b):  As on 30th June, 2025, total number of Common Services Centres (CSCs) across the country along  with  state  and  district  wise  details  including  Tonk  and  Sawai  Madhopur  districts,  are available on the website https://csc.gov.in/.
- (c): To improve digital access and bridge the digital divide across the country including backward and minority dominated areas of the country, following steps have been taken by the government:
- BharatNet project is being implemented by DoT to provide broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country including Tonk and Sawai Madhopur districts of Rajasthan. The connectivity to non-GP villages is to be provided on demand basis from their respective GPs.
- The  project  for  providing  4G  mobile  services in  uncovered  villages  in  remote  and difficult areas of the country, including districts of Tonk and Sawai Madhopur is being implemented by DoT. Under the project, 17 mobile towers have been commissioned in Tonk (10 mobile towers) and Sawai Madhopur (7 mobile towers) districts.
- Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) was launched by the Government in 2017, to promote digital literacy in rural India. PMGDISHA scheme aimed  to  provide  basic  digital  literacy  to  rural  households,  ensuring  one  person  per household gains essential digital skills. A total number of 6.39 crore beneficiaries were trained under the PMGDISHA scheme across the country including 97,296 beneficiaries trained in Tonk and 55,660 beneficiaries trained in Sawai Madhopur districts of Rajasthan. The scheme has been officially concluded on 31.03.2024.

† O.I.H.

- Common Services Centres (CSCs) have been set up under an initiative of the Government of  India.  CSCs  operate  on  a  self-sustainable  and  entrepreneurship  model.  The  CSC initiative aims to deliver e-services to rural citizens through CSCs and expand the CSC network  till  the  Gram  Panchayat  level.  Over  800  services  are  being  delivered  through CSCs, including government services, financial services and services related to Aadhaar, various social welfare schemes, education, tele-medicine, travel bookings, utility payments.

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