Lok Sabha Question No. 5993 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Village Level Entrepreneurs in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5993

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 01.04.2026

## VILLAGE LEVEL ENTREPRENEURS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 5993. SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes implemented to support Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) in the country;
- (b) the details regarding the number of VLEs supported through such schemes, State, district and year-wise for Andhra Pradesh, since inception;
- (c) the details of funds sanctioned and released under each of these schemes, State and year-wise since inception; and
- (d) whether any issues have been observed in scheme implementation and if so, the details of the same?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Common Services Centres (CSCs) provide easy access to government and essential digital  services  for  citizens.  These  include  services  such  as  Aadhaar,  banking,  bill  payments, certificates, telemedicine and education.

These CSCs are established on a self-sustainable and entrepreneurship model, which are run by Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs).

To enhance the sustainability of Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs), CSCs have been enabled to deliver more than 800 citizen-centric services. All the services provided by VLEs through CSCs can be seen at www.csc.gov.in.

The network of CSCs continues to grow, with more than 5.41 lakh centres presently functioning across India.

Year-wise and district-wise functional CSC in Andhra Pradesh since inception till 28th February -2026 is at Annexure-I . State wise details of CSCs, including Andhra Pradesh, are also available on the website https://csc.gov.in/

CSC e-Governance Services India Limited, also known as CSC-SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle), manages the operations of these CSCs. It provides training and capacity building to VLEs through digital modes to improve their skills for better service delivery and interaction with the citizens.

During the Financial Year 2025-26 (till Feb- 2026), a total number of 22,866 VLEs have been provided training on the use of the Digital Seva Portal and various services such as Insurance, G2C services, Banking, Agriculture, etc across the country.

Several  key  initiatives  have  been  undertaken,  aimed  at  strengthening  the  skilling  and  earning capacity of Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs), these are as follows:

- Regular training of VLEs to enhance digital literacy and service delivery skills
- Promotion of innovative services through CSCs like financial services [DigiPay (based upon Aadhaar Enabled Payment System), Banking, Insurance], and skill development programs
- Delivery of e-commerce services via CSC Grameen eStore, thereby enhancing livelihood opportunities for VLE
- Specialised  training    under  the  YuvaAI  initiative  to  familiarize  VLEs  with  emerging technologies and AI- based tools for enhanced service delivery. 9,766 VLEs from all over the country have been certified till date.

The Project CSC 2.0 has been implemented as a Central Sector Scheme of Government as a pan India Project and has been successfully completed w.e.f. 31.03.2024.

The total budget of the project sanctioned and released for the implementation of the project is Rs.475.11 crore.

The  project  has  been  successfully  implemented  and  as  per  the  assessment  of  the  project,  the initiatives taken through CSCs have enhanced digital inclusion and improved the access of citizen centric services by strengthening last-mile service delivery across the country.

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Annexure-I District-wise functional CSCs in Andhra Pradesh since inception

| District Name         | FY- 2015- 16   | FY- 2016- 17   | FY- 2017- 18   | FY- 2018- 19   | FY- 2019- 20   | FY- 2020- 21   | FY- 2021- 22   | FY- 2022- 23   | FY- 2023- 24   | FY- 2024- 25   | FY- 2025- 26 (Feb'26)   |
|-----------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
| Alluri Sitharama Raju | 112            | 138            | 154            | 171            | 167            | 199            | 183            | 191            | 277            | 241            | 194                     |
| Anakapalle            | 274            | 336            | 376            | 417            | 408            | 486            | 446            | 349            | 678            | 445            | 437                     |
| Anantapur             | 349            | 428            | 476            | 523            | 512            | 614            | 564            | 701            | 856            | 720            | 696                     |
| Annamayya             | 141            | 173            | 194            | 215            | 210            | 250            | 230            | 279            | 349            | 319            | 331                     |
| Bapatla               | 164            | 201            | 225            | 250            | 245            | 291            | 267            | 331            | 405            | 397            | 366                     |
| Chittoor              | 221            | 271            | 303            | 336            | 329            | 391            | 359            | 283            | 545            | 387            | 370                     |
| East Godavari         | 241            | 296            | 331            | 365            | 357            | 427            | 392            | 224            | 596            | 412            | 413                     |
| Eluru                 | 169            | 208            | 233            | 258            | 252            | 301            | 276            | 331            | 419            | 435            | 425                     |
| Guntur                | 337            | 414            | 463            | 513            | 502            | 598            | 549            | 611            | 834            | 716            | 588                     |
| Kakinada              | 158            | 194            | 217            | 240            | 235            | 280            | 257            | 388            | 391            | 544            | 571                     |
| Konaseema             | 181            | 222            | 248            | 275            | 269            | 320            | 294            | 386            | 447            | 467            | 431                     |
| Krishna               | 340            | 418            | 468            | 517            | 506            | 603            | 554            | 517            | 842            | 644            | 530                     |
| Kurnool               | 367            | 451            | 505            | 556            | 544            | 651            | 598            | 668            | 908            | 767            | 752                     |
| Nandyal               | 142            | 175            | 196            | 217            | 212            | 253            | 232            | 359            | 353            | 358            | 363                     |
| NTR                   | 204            | 250            | 280            | 310            | 303            | 361            | 332            | 506            | 503            | 549            | 509                     |
| Palnadu               | 234            | 288            | 322            | 356            | 348            | 415            | 381            | 563            | 579            | 591            | 529                     |
| Parvathipuram Manyam  | 116            | 142            | 159            | 176            | 172            | 205            | 188            | 155            | 286            | 192            | 188                     |
| Prakasam              | 279            | 343            | 384            | 425            | 416            | 495            | 455            | 727            | 691            | 846            | 717                     |
| SPSR Nellore          | 251            | 308            | 345            | 382            | 374            | 445            | 409            | 450            | 621            | 541            | 532                     |
| Sri Sathya Sai        | 202            | 248            | 278            | 308            | 301            | 359            | 330            | 381            | 501            | 406            | 419                     |
| Srikakulam            | 313            | 384            | 430            | 474            | 464            | 556            | 510            | 612            | 775            | 703            | 635                     |
| Tirupati              | 175            | 215            | 241            | 266            | 260            | 310            | 285            | 289            | 433            | 397            | 419                     |
| Visakhapatanam        | 166            | 204            | 228            | 252            | 246            | 294            | 270            | 354            | 410            | 510            | 513                     |
| Vizianagaram          | 209            | 257            | 288            | 315            | 308            | 371            | 341            | 292            | 518            | 421            | 470                     |
| West Godavari         | 243            | 299            | 334            | 370            | 362            | 431            | 396            | 450            | 601            | 683            | 663                     |
| Y.S.R.                | 199            | 245            | 274            | 304            | 297            | 354            | 325            | 558            | 494            | 538            | 540                     |
| Total                 | 5,787          | 7,108          | 7,952          | 8,791          | 8,599          | 10,260         | 9,423          | 10,955         | 14,312         | 13,229         | 12,601                  |

Source:

CSC e-Governance Services India Limited

Note: The above figures indicate active VLEs in respective district for the given period

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