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(a) the number of operational and non-operational Common Service Centres (CSCs), State- wise along with services for which CSCs are being used and the new services likely to be introduced;
(b) the funds allocated and spent on CSC during last three years and the current year, State-wise;
(c) whether the Government has reviewed ongoing / pending projects concerning promotion of information technology in rural, hilly and forest areas of the country, particularly in naxalite affected areas, State-wise including Jharkhand;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) whether the Government has recently launched several projects aimed at promotion of telephone/mobile and IT services in the country; and
(f) if so, the details thereof, State-wise? |
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MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(a): The number of planned, operational and non-operational Common Service Centres (CSCs), state-wise is as follows:
Sl. State / UT No. of No. of No. of Non-
No. Planned Operational operational
CSC CSCs CSCs
till Oct till Oct
2014 2014
1 Andhra Pradesh 4687 4023 664
2 Arunachal Pradesh 678 200 478
3 Assam 4375 3915 460
4 Bihar 7516 8286 Nil (Excess)
5 Chhattisgarh 3385 2937 448
6 Goa 1 0 1
7 Gujarat 3090 13685 Nil (Excess)
8 Haryana 1159 220 939
9 Himachal Pradesh 3361 3336 25
10 Jammu & Kashmir 1109 989 120
11 Jharkhand 4562 4699 Nil (Excess)
12 Karnataka 4913 904 4009
13 Kerala 227 2004 Nil (Excess)
14 Madhya Pradesh 9232 13165 Nil (Excess)
15 Maharasthra 7285 31273 Nil (Excess)
16 Manipur 399 392 7
17 Meghalaya 1004 227 777
18 Mizoram 136 136 0
19 Nagaland 220 220 0
20 Odisha 8558 6230 2328
21 Punjab 2112 2114 Nil (Excess)
22 Rajasthan 6626 7442 Nil (Excess)
23 Sikkim 45 0 45
24 Tamil Nadu 2720 1130 1590
25 Telangana 3493 Nil (Excess)
26 Tripura 145 146 Nil (Excess)
27 Uttar Pradesh 17909 17685 224
28 Uttarakhand 2804 2079 725
29 West Bengal 6797 6337 460
30 Andaman & Nicobar 56 35 21
Islands
31 Chandigarh 4 28 Nil (Excess)
32 Dadra and Nagar 11 5 6
Haveli
33 Daman and Diu 4 1 3
34 Delhi 0 91 Nil (Excess)
35 Lakshadweep 10 15 Nil (Excess)
36 Puducherry 44 56 Nil (Excess)
Total 1,05,184 1,37,498
This data is before bifurcation of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. Revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) is awaited from the State.
DPR is awaited in respect of CSCs of the districts of the newly formed State of Telangana after bifurcation from the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
The CSCs are being used for various Government to Citizen (G2C) and Business to Citizen(B2C) services. G2C services include issue of certificates, land records, registration, employment exchange, Aadhar cards printing, PAN card services etc. B2C services include mobile and DTH recharge, music, utility/telephone bills, educational cources, ticket bookings, banking and insurance services etc.
New services likely to be implemented through CSCs include services like e-District, DBT, Passport, UIDAI, e-literacy, capacity building for citizens, Data Digitization, Field workforce support, e-learning and skilling services like distance learning, skills studios, assessment and testing, virtual job interviews, etc.
(b): The funds allocated and released to the States/UTs for the CSC project during last three years and the current year are as follows:
(Rs. in lakh)
Sl. State / 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014-
No. UT 12 13 14 15
(Current
year)
Alloc Rele Alloc Rele Alloc Rele Alloc Rele
ated ased ated ased ated ased ated ased
1 Andhra 0 0 0 0
Pradesh
2 Arunachal 0 0 0 111 86.66
Pradesh
3 Assam 1401.24 1401.24 0 0 1356
4 Bihar 0 0 0 0
5 Chhattisgarh 0 360 360.00 0 417
6 Goa 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 0 0 0 1361 1361
8 Haryana 0 0 0 0
9 Himachal 0 0 0 109
Pradesh
10 Jammu & 0 0 499 499.00 1120 621.00
Kashmir
11 Jharkhand 0 0 0 100
12 Karnataka 0 0 0 0
13 Kerala 0 0 0 50
14 Madhya Pradesh 0 0 0 167
15 Maharashtra 0 0 0 0
16 Manipur 201.22 201.22 178.82 178.82 168.74 168.74 100
17 Meghalaya 0 0 0 78
18 Mizoram 91.8 91.8 53.14 53.14 109
19 Nagaland 0 0 0 233 233
20 Orissa 0 0 0 0
21 Punjab 0 0 0 0
22 Rajasthan 0 0 516.38 516.38 50
23 Sikkim 0 0 0 47 42.26
24 Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 0
25 Telangana 0 0 0 0
26 Tripura 28.98 28.98 63.11 63.11 0 111 71.79
27 Uttar Pradesh 0 0 0 0
28 Uttarakhand 0 0 0 178
29 West Bengal 0 0 0 0
30 Andaman & 0 0 0 26
Nicobar Islands
31 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0
32 Dadra Nagar 0 2.22 2.22 0 2
Haveli
33 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 2
34 Delhi 0 0 0 0
35 Lakshadweep 0 4.54 4.54 0 50
36 Pondicherry 0 0 4.75 4.75 6
Total 1723.24 1723.24 608.69 608.69 1242 1242 5783 2415.71
(c): Yes, Sir.
(d): Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) conducts regular review meetings and undertakes corrective measures for ongoing and pending projects using Video conferencing (VC) facilities and site visits whenever required with all the States including North Eastern states and naxalite affected states like Jharkhand. DeitY continuously organizes workshops, trainings and seminars with various stakeholders like Ministries/ Departments of Central and State/UT Government. Seven assessment projects namely, Impact Assessment of India Portal Project, Impact Assessment of i-Geo Approach Project, Baseline Study on e-Panchayat Project, Baseline Study on PDS Online Project, Detailed assessment of Sujala Watershed Project, Online Assessment of Common Services Centres and e-Readiness Assessment report- 2011-12 have been undertaken. The various projects of the Department have a system of project specific audit/review, e.g. to monitor the performance of State Wide Area Networks (SWANs), the Department has mandated positioning of Third Party Auditors (TPAs) in the States/UTs. Further, in case of State Data Centre (SDC) scheme, the system of auditing process includes the mechanism for auditing the work executed by the Data Centre Operator (DCO) and a Third Party Auditor (TPA) for each operational SDC. Further, Standard Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) audits are conducted every six months to audit the work of TPA. In the e-District project, the e-governance applications are certified by STQC.
(e): Yes, Sir.
(f): Government of India is implementing the “Digital India” programme with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and a knowledge economy. Under the Digital India programme, Government has proposed to implement e-Kranti which envisages provisioning of various e-governance services in the country. The focus of the e- Kranti plan is to transform the e-Governance services by expanding the portfolio of Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) in e-Governance under various Government Departments, undertaking Government Process Reengineering (GPR), Cloud Deployment, Mobile enablement and work flow automation, etc. e-Kranti includes e-Education, e-Healthcare, technology for farmers, technology for security, technology for financial inclusion. Technology for planning through GIS based decision making for project planning, conceptualization, design & development, as well as technology for cyber security are key components of the programme. The MMPs under e-Kranti are being implemented in partnership with all the State Governments. |
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