(a) whether Common Service Centres (CSCs) have been established in the country to provide employment to youths;
(b) if so, the number of CSCs opened in the country so far, State-wise; and
(c) the details of the procedure to be followed by an applicant along with the fee charged for registering to set up a CSC?
(a) and (b): Yes, Sir. As on 30th June, 2016, total 2,23,307 CSCs were set up in the country. The State wise list is at Annexure-I.
(c): The procedure to be followed by an applicant for setting up of CSC is placed at Annexure-II.
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Annexure-I
The State / Union Territory (UT)-wise status of CSCs are as follows:
Sl No. State / UT Total No. of CSCs Set Up (till June-16)
1 Andhra Pradesh 6055
2 Arunachal Pradesh 206
3 Assam 4286
4 Bihar 11490
5 Chhattisgarh 8095
6 Goa 0
7 Gujarat 15877
8 Haryana 4353
9 Himachal Pradesh 3655
10 Jammu & Kashmir 1380
11 Jharkhand 5686
12 Karnataka 4035
13 Kerala 3150
14 Madhya Pradesh 14801
15 Maharashtra 34873
16 Manipur 594
17 Meghalaya 313
18 Mizoram 140
19 Nagaland 226
20 Orissa 8663
21 Punjab 4500
22 Rajasthan 14127
23 Sikkim 422
24 Tamil Nadu 13595
25 Telangana 3863
26 Tripura 353
27 Uttar Pradesh 44999
28 Uttarakhand 3104
29 West Bengal 9730
STATES TOTAL 222571
Sl No. State / UT Total No. of CSCs Set Up (till June-16)
1 Andaman and Nicobar 36
2 Chandigarh 45
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 15
4 Daman and Diu 14
5 Delhi 530
6 Lakshadweep 15
7 Puducherry 81
UTs TOTAL 736
36 GRAND TOTAL 223307
Annexure-II
The procedure to be followed by an applicant for setting up of CSC:
A. On-line Registration -
1. To visit the website www.csc.gov.in and go to the registration page.
2. On Registration page, the Applicant shall enter his/her Aadhaar number and complete the authentication process by e-KYC.
3. The Aadhaar Number will be verified automatically in the system, and the Registration Form will appear automatically containing the Applicant’s Aadhaar details. There will be some other personal information which the Applicant needs to fill in manually.
4. The Applicant is required to upload two photographs of his/her shop – one interior photograph, and one exterior photograph of the shop where he/she intends to set up the CSC. Only GEO tag Centre photograph is accepted on the Registration Form.
5. The Applicant also needs to upload his/her PAN Card while filing in the Registration Form.
6. The Applicant is required to register his/her Mobile Number and e-Mail ID on the Registration Form.
7. After submission of duly filled in Form, the Applicant will get a Registration Number/Application Number and confirmation through SMS.
8. After Submission, CSC ID is generated within 15 to 20 days. During this time, the on-line registration details are sent to the State/UT Teams for verification. On verification, the CSC ID is generated. The CSC ID as well as the Password is sent to Applicant’s registered e-Mail ID and Mobile Number.
9. The Applicant can track his/her status online on the same portal by using same application number and Aadhaar.
B. Off-line Registration
In this process, the Applicant can submit Application for becoming a Village Level Entrepreneur (VLE) to the concerned District e-Governance Society (DeGS). As per CSC 2.0 Guidelines, DeGS is required to constitute a Selection Committee for selection of VLEs for a particular Gram Panchayat. The Selection Committee / DeGS will send their recommendation to the Centralised CSC ID Creating Team for creation of CSC ID.
Apart from this, the Applicant also submits application to the State Team of CSC e-Governance Services India Limited (CSC Special Purpose Vehicle-CSC SPV). After proper verification, the State Team sends their recommendation to the Central OMT ID Team for creation of OMT ID.
No money or fee is charged either for on-line or for off-line Registration of CSC.
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