Lok Sabha Question No. 404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Status of Digital Literacy in India
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Km. Sudha R

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.404

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 24.07.2024

## STATUS OF DIGITAL LITERACY IN INDIA

## 404.   KM. SUDHA R:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the Digital Literacy rates for rural and urban areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the Digital Literacy rates for Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  district-wise  for  women,  men  and  persons  with  disabilities alongwith  the  ongoing  and  upcoming  initiatives  of  the  Government  to  promote  Digital Literacy in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):In order to improve the digital literacy rate, especially in rural India, the Government of  India  implemented  a  scheme  titled  'Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin  Digital  Saksharta  Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)' to usher in digital literacy in rural India by covering 6 crore rural households (one person per household)which has been officially concluded on 31.03.2024.

As on 31 st March 2024, around 7.35 crore candidates have been enrolled and 6.39 crore have been trained, out of which 4.78 crore candidates have been certified under the PMGDISHA Scheme. The State/UT-wise status of the scheme is given at Annexure I.

In the state of Tamil Nadu, a total of more than 17.04 Lakh candidates have been enrolled and 14.07 Lakh candidates have been trained, out of which 10.55 Lakh candidates have been duly certified  under  the  PMGDISHA  Scheme.  Out  of  the  total  certification  in  Tamil  Nadu, approximately 76 percent certified candidates are women and 24 percent candidates are men. The  district-wise  status  for  women,  men  and  persons  with  disabilities  in  the  State  of  Tamil Nadu under the PMGDISHA Scheme are given at Annexure II.

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## Annexure-I States/UT's-wise achievements under the PMGDISHA Scheme

| Sl. No.   | State Name                         | Registered Candidates   | Trained Candidates   | Certified Candidates   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands        | 5,564                   | 2,931                | 1,813                  |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 23,01,731               | 19,17,452            | 13,90,142              |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 14,949                  | 11,615               | 6,615                  |
| 4.        | Assam                              | 27,21,585               | 23,60,195            | 18,75,452              |
| 5.        | Bihar                              | 82,40,606               | 74,12,740            | 54,62,848              |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh                       | 24,86,455               | 21,37,064            | 16,06,777              |
| 7         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 20,522                  | 18,029               | 13,938                 |
| 8.        | Goa                                | 58,569                  | 53,784               | 40,005                 |
| 9.        | Gujarat                            | 30,31,310               | 26,83,286            | 19,84,049              |
| 10.       | Haryana                            | 18,57,815               | 15,77,109            | 11,90,337              |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 6,61,922                | 5,32,976             | 3,98,166               |
| 12.       | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 8,70,451                | 7,06,991             | 5,17,436               |
| 13.       | Jharkhand                          | 27,52,731               | 22,86,356            | 16,87,611              |
| 14.       | Karnataka                          | 29,64,726               | 24,40,957            | 18,33,519              |
| 15.       | Kerala                             | 1,77,165                | 1,18,132             | 85,352                 |
| 16.       | Ladakh                             | 24,785                  | 22,122               | 17,377                 |
| 17.       | Lakshadweep                        | 142                     | 35                   | -                      |
| 18.       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 56,92,467               | 50,69,449            | 37,58,313              |
| 19.       | Maharashtra                        | 61,23,970               | 53,23,817            | 38,53,643              |
| 20.       | Manipur                            | 28,397                  | 18,286               | 11,989                 |
| 21.       | Meghalaya                          | 1,52,783                | 1,06,063             | 71,301                 |
| 22.       | Mizoram                            | 30,317                  | 23,125               | 14,357                 |
| 23.       | Nagaland                           | 11,990                  | 8,968                | 6,332                  |
| 24.       | Odisha                             | 36,16,441               | 30,86,143            | 23,46,795              |
| 25.       | Puducherry                         | 22,079                  | 15,801               | 10,883                 |
| 26.       | Punjab                             | 17,46,448               | 15,14,820            | 11,65,692              |
| 27.       | Rajasthan                          | 45,06,184               | 39,70,690            | 29,27,166              |
| 28.       | Sikkim                             | 27,035                  | 23,122               | 16,480                 |
| 29.       | Tamil Nadu                         | 17,04,537               | 14,07,880            | 10,55,235              |
| 30.       | Telangana                          | 14,56,226               | 12,10,448            | 8,64,871               |
| 31.       | Tripura                            | 3,25,000                | 2,64,186             | 2,15,688               |
| 32.       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 1,63,14,369             | 1,45,48,273          | 1,10,25,560            |
| 33.       | Uttarakhand                        | 7,85,978                | 6,73,306             | 5,04,730               |
| 34.       | West Bengal                        | 28,36,714               | 23,95,565            | 18,75,716              |
|           | Total                              | 7,35,71,965             | 6,39,41,718          | 4,78,36,188            |

*Chandigarh and Delhi are in urban agglomeration, hence not covered under the scheme.

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## District wise and Gender wise data in the state of Tamil Nadu

| Sl. No.   | District        | Female     | Female    | Female    | Male       | Male     | Male      |
|-----------|-----------------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|----------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | District        | Registered | Trained   | Certified | Registered | Trained  | Certified |
| 1         | Ariyalur        | 48,427     | 43,740    | 32,927    | 15,729     | 13,549   | 8,594     |
| 2         | Chennai         | 102        | 78        | 63        | 138        | 81       | 59        |
| 3         | Coimbatore      | 33,725     | 26,678    | 19,772    | 14,086     | 9,074    | 5,252     |
| 4         | Cuddalore       | 25,844     | 19,071    | 13,140    | 15,168     | 9,687    | 5,924     |
| 5         | Dharmapuri      | 52,704     | 45,731    | 36,981    | 24,583     | 19,081   | 12,411    |
| 6         | Dindigul        | 27,004     | 22,599    | 16,027    | 13,947     | 11,381   | 7,497     |
| 7         | Erode           | 30,898     | 26,587    | 21,476    | 11,579     | 9,015    | 6,734     |
| 8         | Kanchipuram     | 24,609     | 17,321    | 13,460    | 13,506     | 8,882    | 5,746     |
| 9         | Kanniyakumari   | 21,371     | 17,154    | 13,038    | 9,209      | 6,556    | 4,341     |
| 10        | Karur           | 29,945     | 26,936    | 19,423    | 11,984     | 9,727    | 6,268     |
| 11        | Krishnagiri     | 48,800     | 44,564    | 35,400    | 22,532     | 18,852   | 13,002    |
| 12        | Madurai         | 13,859     | 9,859     | 6,729     | 7,916      | 5,367    | 3,000     |
| 13        | Nagapattinam    | 24,879     | 19,096    | 13,299    | 11,705     | 7,718    | 4,559     |
| 14        | Namakkal        | 25,413     | 20,795    | 16,724    | 17,959     | 15,017   | 11,334    |
| 15        | Perambalur      | 35,010     | 32,640    | 24,412    | 12,152     | 10,762   | 6,552     |
| 16        | Pudukkottai     | 73,265     | 65,549    | 50,910    | 19,280     | 16,071   | 10,372    |
| 17        | Ramanathapuram  | 30,415     | 23,030    | 16,761    | 7,990      | 4,672    | 2,621     |
| 18        | Salem           | 65,334     | 60,912    | 49,549    | 15,068     | 12,279   | 8,602     |
| 19        | Sivaganga       | 52,582     | 43,552    | 37,298    | 19,453     | 14,512   | 11,662    |
| 20        | Thanjavur       | 43,947     | 38,536    | 26,421    | 17,228     | 14,110   | 8,448     |
| 21        | The nilgiris    | 3,593      | 1,253     | 898       | 3,032      | 949      | 548       |
| 22        | Theni           | 11,687     | 8,654     | 6,266     | 9,131      | 6,128    | 3,928     |
| 23        | Thiruvallur     | 34,866     | 30,181    | 20,784    | 21,623     | 18,264   | 11,289    |
| 24        | Thiruvarur      | 34,193     | 24,732    | 17,340    | 14,764     | 10,283   | 6,526     |
| 25        | Tiruchirappalli | 85,095     | 75,936    | 58,913    | 23,745     | 19,431   | 13,111    |
| 26        | Tirunelveli     | 36,270     | 28,629    | 21,310    | 13,744     | 10,259   | 6,408     |
| 27        | Tiruppur        | 24,388     | 20,115    | 15,297    | 7,188      | 5,033    | 3,102     |
| 28        | Tiruvannamalai  | 1,21,741   | 1,14,869  | 1,05,016  | 40,762     | 35,860   | 29,939    |
| 29        | Tuticorin       | 10,320     | 7,200     | 4,837     | 5,672      | 3,582    | 2,063     |
| 30        | Vellore         | 27,539     | 19,165    | 14,016    | 19,507     | 12,899   | 8,818     |
| 31        | Villupuram      | 77,819     | 67,794    | 53,006    | 36,726     | 27,355   | 17,923    |
| 32        | Virudhunagar    | 33,793     | 26,477    | 19,552    | 17,835     | 11,870   | 7,517     |
|           | Total           | 12,09,437  | 10,29,433 | 8,01,045  | 4,94,941   | 3,78,306 | 2,54,150  |

## Annexure-II Contd .

| District wise data of persons with disabilities candidates in the state of Tamil Nadu   | District wise data of persons with disabilities candidates in the state of Tamil Nadu   | District wise data of persons with disabilities candidates in the state of Tamil Nadu   | District wise data of persons with disabilities candidates in the state of Tamil Nadu   | District wise data of persons with disabilities candidates in the state of Tamil Nadu   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                 | District                                                                                | Registered                                                                              | Trained                                                                                 | Certified                                                                               |

## Annexure II

| 1     | Ariyalur        | 1,260   | 1,108   | 720    |
|-------|-----------------|---------|---------|--------|
| 2     | Chennai         | 14      | 5       | 5      |
| 3     | Coimbatore      | 189     | 75      | 30     |
| 4     | Cuddalore       | 553     | 404     | 235    |
| 5     | Dharmapuri      | 1,320   | 1,078   | 793    |
| 6     | Dindigul        | 584     | 413     | 291    |
| 7     | Erode           | 623     | 540     | 423    |
| 8     | Kanchipuram     | 221     | 118     | 59     |
| 9     | Kanniyakumari   | 145     | 105     | 83     |
| 10    | Karur           | 1,932   | 1,855   | 1,391  |
| 11    | Krishnagiri     | 323     | 239     | 107    |
| 12    | Madurai         | 113     | 73      | 29     |
| 13    | Nagapattinam    | 1,844   | 1,650   | 1,363  |
| 14    | Namakkal        | 327     | 307     | 204    |
| 15    | Perambalur      | 99      | 88      | 28     |
| 16    | Pudukkottai     | 22,596  | 21,106  | 17,082 |
| 17    | Ramanathapuram  | 576     | 425     | 266    |
| 18    | Salem           | 756     | 705     | 553    |
| 19    | Sivaganga       | 4,357   | 3,036   | 2,149  |
| 20    | Thanjavur       | 1,630   | 1,439   | 605    |
| 21    | The Nilgiris    | 53      | 10      | 4      |
| 22    | Theni           | 192     | 60      | 47     |
| 23    | Thiruvallur     | 769     | 417     | 308    |
| 24    | Thiruvarur      | 579     | 412     | 260    |
| 25    | Tiruchirappalli | 17,320  | 16,361  | 11,834 |
| 26    | Tirunelveli     | 786     | 319     | 203    |
| 27    | Tiruppur        | 190     | 62      | 43     |
| 28    | Tiruvannamalai  | 1,310   | 1,202   | 1,080  |
| 29    | Tuticorin       | 88      | 44      | 26     |
| 30    | Vellore         | 718     | 418     | 235    |
| 31    | Villupuram      | 1,081   | 683     | 450    |
| 32    | Virudhunagar    | 478     | 316     | 137    |
| Total | Total           | 63,026  | 55,073  | 41,043 |

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