(a) whether the Government has set up/provided the facility of Common Service Centres (CSCs) and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(b) the details of various services being provided by CSCs at the level of Gram Panchayats; and
(c) whether the Government has provided any amount for assisting the CSC operators and if so, the details thereof ?
THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ
(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)
a) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India initiated a project namely “Common Services Centre (CSC-2.0: A Way Forward Project)” in August, 2015 under Digital India Programme, which aims to set up at least one CSC at Gram Panchayat (GP) level to cover all around 2.5 lakhs GPs across the country. The project is being implemented by M/s CSC e-Governance Services India Limited (CSC Special Purpose Vehicle; i.e. CSC –SPV). The State-wise status of CSC - 2.0 roll-out as on September, 2019, is at Annexure-I.
b) The details of various services being provided by the CSCs in Gram Panchayats is at Annexure-II.
c) There is no financial assistance provided to the operator. One-time amount of Rs. 3500 is provided for branding of CSC.
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