a): National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) has published the 71st Round Survey Report titled ‘Social Consumption - Education Survey 2014’, which inter-alia covers IT Literacy. As per this report, the proportion of households in the Country having computer was found to be around 14% (only 6% of rural households and 29% of urban households possessed computer). Among people in the age group of 14-29 years in rural India, only 18% were able to operate a computer. Similarly, in the age group of 30-45 years, the percentage dropped further to 4%. In the age group of 46-60 years, the percentage was just more than 1%. This highlighted that more than 15 crore rural households (94% of 16.85 crore households) did not have computers. The State/UT-wise details of households having computer (including Maharashtra and Tripura) is at Annexure.
(b): The steps taken by the Government to bridge the digital literacy divide in the country include the following:
i. In the years 2014 to 2016, two Schemes entitled “National Digital Literacy Mission” (NDLM) and “Digital Saksharta Abhiyan” (DISHA) were implemented by the Government with a target to train 52.50 lakh candidates in digital literacy across the country including rural India. Under these two schemes, a total of 53.67 lakh beneficiaries were trained, out of which around 42% candidates were from rural India.
ii. In February 2017, the Government of India approved a scheme titled “Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)” to usher in digital literacy in rural India by covering 6 crore rural households (one person per household). Special focus of the said Scheme is on training the beneficiaries on use of Electronic Payment System. So far, more than 3.54 crore candidates have been enrolled and around 2.88 crore have been trained, out of which more than 2.11 crore candidates have been certified under the PMGDISHA Scheme.
(c): The National Digital Literacy Mission is now closed. However, under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan” (PMGDISHA), approximately Rs. 48.26 crore and Rs. 2.11 crore have been allocated and spent in the States of Maharashtra and Tripura respectively.
In Madha Parliamentary constituency of Maharashtra, approximately Rs. 25.42 Lakh has been allocated and spent under the aforementioned scheme. The status of candidates registered, trained and certified during the last three years in Madha constituency of Maharashtra and in the state of Tripura is as under:
(i) Madha constituency (Maharashtra) :
FY Registered Trained Certified
2017-18 5,029 4419 3828
2018-19 2,715 2449 2237
2019-till date 931 524 439
(ii) State of Tripura :
FY Registered Trained Certified
2017-18 33,374 22,887 17,846
2018-19 33,428 25,628 17,792
2019-till date 33,433 21,614 18,403
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Annexure
NSSO 71st Round Survey Report titled ‘Social Consumption-Education Survey 2014’
Proportion (per 1000) of households having computer for each State/UT
Sl. No. States/UT Rural Urban Rural +Urban
1 Andhra Pradesh 25 232 91
2 Arunachal Pradesh 88 267 123
3 Assam 54 327 91
4 Bihar 23 207 42
5 Chhattisgarh 11 150 39
6 Delhi 296 342 341
7 Goa 464 529 503
8 Gujarat 71 311 175
9 Haryana 78 316 161
10 Himachal Pradesh 146 282 163
11 Jammu & Kashmir 67 255 109
12 Jharkhand 24 167 57
13 Karnataka 57 294 155
14 Kerala 257 379 313
15 Madhya Pradesh 32 256 91
16 Maharashtra 113 407 249
17 Manipur 60 184 102
18 Meghalaya 68 410 138
19 Mizoram 195 458 313
20 Nagaland 193 380 238
21 Odisha 21 207 55
22 Punjab 131 380 229
23 Rajasthan 86 301 144
24 Sikkim 193 470 262
25 Tamil Nadu 130 262 197
26 Telangana 30 224 103
27 Tripura 32 133 55
28 Uttar Pradesh 50 267 103
29 Uttarakhand 63 253 112
30 West Bengal 31 232 95
31 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 186 279 222
32 Chandigarh 320 486 479
33 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 80 464 297
34 Daman & Diu 180 217 213
35 Lakshadweep 422 334 351
36 Puducherry 174 322 269
All-India 62 292 137
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