7.35 crore candidates enrolled and 6.39 crore trained under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan; 4.78 crore candidates certified under the scheme
7.35 crore candidates enrolled and 6.39 crore trained under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan; 4.78 crore candidates certified under the scheme
The Government of India implemented the scheme “Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)” for digital literacy in rural India. Under the said scheme, around 7.35 crore candidates were enrolled and 6.39 crore were trained, out of which 4.78 crore candidates were certified. The States/UTs-wise details are given at the end.
The main features of the PMGDISHA scheme are as under:
Further, National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT), an autonomous scientific society under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) is imparting various skill development programmes in Information Technology & Electronics domain through its 52 centres along with more than 720 accredited institutes and more than 9,500 facilitation centres.
States/UTs-wise achievements under the PMGDISHA Scheme
Sl. No.
State Name
Registered Candidates
Trained Candidates
Certified Candidates
1
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
5,564
2,931
1,813
2
Andhra Pradesh
23,01,731
19,17,452
13,90,142
3
Arunachal Pradesh
14,949
11,615
6,615
4
Assam
27,21,585
23,60,195
18,75,452
5
Bihar
82,40,606
74,12,740
54,62,848
6
Chhattisgarh
24,86,455
21,37,064
16,06,777
7
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
20,522
18,029
13,938
8
Goa
58,569
53,784
40,005
9
Gujarat
30,31,310
26,83,286
19,84,049
10
Haryana
18,57,815
15,77,109
11,90,337
11
Himachal Pradesh
6,61,922
5,32,976
3,98,166
12
Jammu and Kashmir
8,70,451
7,06,991
5,17,436
13
Jharkhand
27,52,731
22,86,356
16,87,611
14
Karnataka
29,64,726
24,40,957
18,33,519
15
Kerala
1,77,165
1,18,132
85,352
16
Ladakh
24,785
22,122
17,377
17
Lakshadweep
142
35
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18
Madhya Pradesh
56,92,467
50,69,449
37,58,313
19
Maharashtra
61,23,970
53,23,817
38,53,643
20
Manipur
28,397
18,286
11,989
21
Meghalaya
1,52,783
1,06,063
71,301
22
Mizoram
30,317
23,125
14,357
23
Nagaland
11,990
8,968
6,332
24
Odisha
36,16,441
30,86,143
23,46,795
25
Puducherry
22,079
15,801
10,883
26
Punjab
17,46,448
15,14,820
11,65,692
27
Rajasthan
45,06,184
39,70,690
29,27,166
28
Sikkim
27,035
23,122
16,480
29
Tamil Nadu
17,04,537
14,07,880
10,55,235
30
Telangana
14,56,226
12,10,448
8,64,871
31
Tripura
3,25,000
2,64,186
2,15,688
32
Uttar Pradesh
1,63,14,369
1,45,48,273
1,10,25,560
33
Uttarakhand
7,85,978
6,73,306
5,04,730
34
West Bengal
28,36,714
23,95,565
18,75,716
Total
7,35,71,965
6,39,41,718
4,78,36,188
*Chandigarh and Delhi are urban agglomerations, hence not covered under the scheme.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Jitin Prasada in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.