(a), (b) and (c): Yes, Sir. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India (GoI) has initiated Digital Village Project on pilot scale on 31st October, 2018 under which 700 villages (one village from each district) of all State/UT across the country, are covered. The list of the 700 villages is enclosed at weblink(refer https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ODney0gMJHrhaO57izoOIHymwXxY9_et/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114104362247024536597&rtpof=true&sd=true).
The salient features of the Digital Village Pilot project are:
• 700 Gram Panchayat/villages with atleast one village from each district of the State/UT are covered under the pilot implementation of the project.
• Digital Seva Portal (DSP) of CSCs in villages across the country is being leveraged for the delivery of services to the rural citizens.
The deliverables of the project are:
• Education Service: Courses offered under this project are as - Basic Computer Course (BCC), Course on Computer Concept (CCC), Tally – KaushalPramanPatra
• Health Services – Tele-Health & Tele-Veterinary consultation
• Financial Inclusion- Financial inclusion awareness programme
• Solar panel powered street lights (8 Solar lights per village)
• Skill Development - skill development in - Automotive Technician, Handset Repairing, Field Technician- Home Appliances, and Electrical Technician.
• Government to Citizen Services (G2C) - online registration for professional entrance examinations, Pan Card Services, new Aadhaar enrolment, its updation/modification, online registration for service selection board, online registration for public service commission, etc.
• B2C Services – Mobile / DTH recharge, ticket booking (Rail/Air), etc.
Under the Digital India Central Sector Scheme of MeitY, a total outlay of Rs 98.32 Crore is allocated for implementation of Digital Village Pilot project. State-wise/UT-wise specific allocation is not made under the pilot project.
(d): 34 villages (one village in each district) in Maharashtra are covered under the Digital Village Pilot Project. The List of villages in Maharashtra State, covered under the project is enclosed at Annexure-I.
Ramtek Nagar is a Municipal Council in Nagpur District. Village- Digdoh, Block- Hingna is covered under the Digital Village Pilot project in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra.
(e): The details of targets set and achievement under the Digital Village Pilot project in the 700 villages, covered under the project, are enclosed at Annexure-II.
(f): The pilot phase of the Digital Village project is currently under implementation in which 700 villages/Gram Panchayat with at least one village from each district of the State/UT are covered. Further, 4596 villages are being made digital by CSC e-Governance Service India Limited (CSC-SPV) under its own initiative through funds sourced from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) that includes 271 villages in Maharashtra. The list is at Annexure-III.
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Annexure-I
List of 34 Villages in Maharashtra covered under the Digital Village Pilot Project of MeitY
SN State District Block Village
1 Maharashtra Ahmednagar Rahata SavalvihirKh.
2 Maharashtra Akola Balapur Vyala
3 Maharashtra Aurangabad Aurangabad Kachenr
4 Maharashtra Amaravati Nandgaon-Khandeshwar MangrulChawala B.O
5 Maharashtra Beed Kaij Kothi
6 Maharashtra Bhandara Pauni Kondha
7 Maharashtra Buldhana Buldhana Yelgaon
8 Maharashtra Chandrapur Chandrapur Pandharkawada
9 Maharashtra Dhule Dhule Velhane
10 Maharashtra Gadchiroli Kurkheda Malewada
11 Maharashtra Gondia Goregaon Tumsar
12 Maharashtra Jalgaon Yawal Padalse
13 Maharashtra Kolhapur Shriol Ganeshwadi
14 Maharashtra Ratnagiri Khed Ainavare
15 Maharashtra Palghar Palghar Saravali
16 Maharashtra Raigad Mangaon Goregaon
17 Maharashtra Thane Wada Wada
18 Maharashtra Sindhudurg Kudal Kadawal
19 Maharashtra Latur Ausa Budhoda
20 Maharashtra Nagpur Hingna Digdoh
21 Maharashtra Nanded Ardhapur Lahan
22 Maharashtra Nandurbar Taoda Revanagar
23 Maharashtra Nashik Deola Lohoner
24 Maharashtra Osmanabad Osmanabad Yedshi
25 Maharashtra Parbhani Manwat AmbegaonChaharun
26 Maharashtra Pune Baramati Supe
27 Maharashtra Sangli Khanapur Salshinge
28 Maharashtra Satara Phaltan Gunware
29 Maharashtra Solapur Solapur Kondi
30 Maharashtra Wardha Deoli Bhidi
31 Maharashtra Washim Mangrulpir Tarhala
32 Maharashtra Yavatmal Babhulgaon Alegaon
33 Maharashtra Jalna Badnapur Dabahadi
34 Maharashtra Hingoli Hingoli Adagaon
Annexure-II
The details of physical targets fixed and achievement under the Digital Village Pilot project in the 700 villages
S N. Service Categories Services Target Achievement
1
Digital Village- Infrastructure and Services Solar Street Light (8-Light per Village) 5,600 5,600
NIELIT-Facilitation Center (1-Per Village) 700 700
Financial Inclusion Awareness Programme 1,400 1,400
2
Education BCC - Registration 98,000 65756
CCC - Registration 49,000 32640
Tally - Registration 7,000 6809
3
Health Human Tele Consultation- Registration 8,40,000 7,93,789
Veterinary Tele Consultation - Registration 2,10,000 2,06,018
4
Skill Automotive Service Technician- Registration 1,400 1,329
Handset Repair Engineer Registration 1,400 1,320
Field Technician & Other Home Appliances- Registration 1,400 1,324
Electrical Technician- Registration 1,400 1,362
Annexure-III
State/UT wise detail of villages covered by CSC-SPV through CSR Fund support under its own initiative
S.N State/UT No. of Digital Village (CSR)
1 Andaman Nicobar -
2 Andhra Pradesh 44
3 Arunachal Pradesh 1
4 Assam 73
5 Bihar 206
6 Chhattisgarh 536
7 Dadar Nagar Haveli -
8 Daman & Diu -
9 Delhi 1
10 Goa -
11 Gujarat 156
12 Haryana 193
13 Himachal Pradesh 8
14 Jammu & Kashmir 5
15 Jharkhand 819
16 Karnataka 28
17 Kerala 1
18 Lakshadweep -
19 Madhya Pradesh 306
20 Maharashtra 271
21 Manipur 1
22 Meghalaya 45
23 Mizoram 1
24 Nagaland 1
25 Odisha 301
26 Puducherry -
27 Punjab 80
28 Rajasthan 650
29 Sikkim 1
30 Tamil Nadu 54
31 Telangana 17
32 Tripura 16
33 Uttar Pradesh 575
34 Uttarakhand 160
35 West Bengal 46
Total 4596
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