Parliament Question: AI and Robotics Technologies under PMGDISHA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2834

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 17.12.2025 AI AND ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGIES UNDER PMGDISHA †2834. SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:

SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE:

SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of beneficiaries who have received Information Technology (IT) training under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) during the last five years and the current year across various States of the country;

(b) the percentage of Anganwadi and ASHA workers beneficiaries across these States including Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh along with Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli; and

(c) the manner in which technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics have been included under the said Abhiyan? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) to (c): The Digital India programme was launched by the Government of India in line with Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision to democratize technology and empower citizens.

Under this Programme, the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) was launched with an emphasis on basic digital literacy. The advanced domains such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics were not part of its core focus.

The Scheme was one of the world’s largest digital literacy initiatives aimed at reaching digital literacy in 6 crore rural households (one person per household) nationwide. The scheme concluded on 31st March, 2024.

Key aspects of the scheme: • Over 6.39 Crore persons trained nationwide (against the target of 6 Crore). • The States/UTs-wise status of the scheme is given at Annexure-I. • The year-wise achievement in last 5 years of the Scheme is given at Annexure-II.******Annexure- I States/UT’s-wise achievements under the PMGDISHA Scheme Sl. No. State Name Registered Candidates Trained Candidates

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 5,564 2,931

2. Andhra Pradesh 23,01,731 19,17,452

3. Arunachal Pradesh 14,949 11,615

4. Assam 27,21,585 23,60,195

5. Bihar 82,40,606 74,12,740

6. Chhattisgarh 24,86,455 21,37,064 7 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & 20,522 18,029 Diu

8. Goa 58,569 53,784

9. Gujarat 30,31,310 26,83,286

10. Haryana 18,57,815 15,77,109

11. Himachal Pradesh 6,61,922 5,32,976

12. Jammu and Kashmir 8,70,451 7,06,991

13. Jharkhand 27,52,731 22,86,356

14. Karnataka 29,64,726 24,40,957

15. Kerala 1,77,165 1,18,132

16. Ladakh 24,785 22,122

17. Lakshadweep 142 35

18. Madhya Pradesh 56,92,467 50,69,449

19. Maharashtra 61,23,970 53,23,817

20. Manipur 28,397 18,286

21. Meghalaya 1,52,783 1,06,063

22. Mizoram 30,317 23,125

23. Nagaland 11,990 8,968

24. Odisha 36,16,441 30,86,143

25. Puducherry 22,079 15,801

26. Punjab 17,46,448 15,14,820

27. Rajasthan 45,06,184 39,70,690

28. Sikkim 27,035 23,122

29. Tamil Nadu 17,04,537 14,07,880

30. Telangana 14,56,226 12,10,448

31. Tripura 3,25,000 2,64,186

32. Uttar Pradesh 1,63,14,369 1,45,48,273

33. Uttarakhand 7,85,978 6,73,306

34. West Bengal 28,36,714 23,95,565 Total 7,35,71,963 6,39,41,716 *Chandigarh and Delhi are in urban agglomeration, hence not covered under the scheme. ********* Annexure-II Year-wise achievement in Last 05 Years of PMGDISHA Scheme Year Registered Candidates Trained Candidates2019-20 1,42,85,919 1,28,25,128 2020-21 1,08,78,397 96,95,717 2021-22 1,11,13,212 97,87,886 2022-23 1,01,45,209 92,12,931 2023-24 58,55,656 53,20,936 *****