Parliament Question: Common Service Centre Network in Bihar

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2766 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 05.08.2026 COMMON SERVICE CENTRE NETWORK IN BIHAR 2766. SHRI ARUN BHARTI: DR. D. PURANDESWARI: SHRI RAJESH VERMA: SMT. SHAMBHAVI: SHRI ATUL GARG: DR. LATA WANKHEDE: Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a) the total number of Common Service Centres (CSCs) operationalized at the Gram Panchayat level during the year 2025-26 across the country, State-wise including the States of Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh; (b) the total volume and value of digital transactions including utility bill payments and banking services, processed through the CSC network, State-wise including Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh during the last one year; (c) the number of rural Village-Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) specifically women and marginalized individuals, operating these centres, State-wise including Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh; (d) whether the Government has received reports of VLEs overcharging citizens for basic digital services and certificate generation and if so, the details thereof, State and district-wise particularly Jamui, Khagaria and Samastipur of Bihar, Rajahmundry of Andhra Pradesh, Ghaziabad of Uttar Pradesh and Sagar of Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Constituencies; and (e) the specific monitoring and penal mechanisms being implemented by the Government to ensure strict adherence to the prescribed service tariffs across all CSCs, State-wise including Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA) (a) to (e): As on 30.06.2026, 4,07,122 CSCs were functional at the Gram Panchayat level (rural) across the country. These CSCs are operated/run by Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) which includes women VLEs. A total number of 70,069 CSCs are run by women across the country. The State/UT-wise details of these CSCs/VLEs, women VLEs including the States of Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, are as follows: State/UT Total no. of CSCs/Total No. No. of rural CSCs/No. No. of women of VLEs of VLEs (rural) VLEs Andhra Pradesh 10,709 7,021 2,893 Arunachal Pradesh 221 160 38Assam 15,652 14,373 2,976 Bihar 62,561 55,597 3,548 Chhattisgarh 20,944 17,035 2,671 Goa 220 162 113 Gujarat 16,097 11,535 2,052 Haryana 16,970 11,819 1,932 Himachal Pradesh 5,895 5,164 1,021 Jharkhand 21,289 18,707 2,374 Karnataka 15,526 11,689 7,923 Kerala 7,899 6,146 3,871 Madhya Pradesh 38,293 28,421 4,172 Maharashtra 52,952 39,851 9,705 Manipur 875 709 30 Meghalaya 1,013 915 322 Mizoram 572 438 92 Nagaland 527 363 139 Odisha 19,450 17,017 2,034 Punjab 10,265 7,146 1,529 Rajasthan 17,379 13,540 2,834 Sikkim 237 206 29 Tamil Nadu 18,240 12,112 3,642 Telangana 6,729 4,413 1,357 Tripura 1,900 1,531 297 Uttar Pradesh 1,10,183 86,817 8,413 Uttarakhand 8,839 6,435 940 West Bengal 23,845 21,598 1,989 Andaman and 108 73 22 Nicobar Chandigarh 104 0 20 Dadra & Nh, D&D 118 77 16 Delhi 3,884 0 395 Jammu And 6,939 5,836 582 Kashmir Ladakh 46 37 6 Lakshadweep 16 16 4 Puducherry 290 163 88 Total 5,16,787 4,07,122 70,069 A wide range of citizen centric e-services including Government-to-Citizen (G2C), Business- to-Citizen (B2C), financial and banking, financial services, utility bill payments, insurance, pension, are provided to citizens through the network of CSCs. The State/UT-wise total volume and value of digital transactions including Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in last one year (i.e. FY 2025-26) are as follows: State/UT No. of transactions Value of transactions (in Lakh) (in Rs. Crore)Andhra Pradesh 167.30 3599.93 Arunachal Pradesh 1.81 65.94 Assam 118.17 1985.56 Bihar 510.82 13238.83 Chhattisgarh 215.69 6008.67 Goa 1.31 14.45 Gujarat 125.13 3671.56 Haryana 146.17 4453.62 Himachal Pradesh 81.43 624.80 Jharkhand 181.13 3477.15 Karnataka 124.89 1666.00 Kerala 47.31 684.35 Madhya Pradesh 223.24 5705.35 Maharashtra 340.53 10296.77 Manipur 3.12 74.49 Meghalaya 10.57 123.90 Mizoram 3.97 175.72 Nagaland 2.33 51.34 Odisha 245.82 4149.63 Punjab 54.13 2919.39 Rajasthan 413.32 13681.52 Sikkim 0.66 16.75 Tamil Nadu 120.98 1897.54 Telangana 37.62 1985.46 Tripura 23.23 412.69 Uttar Pradesh 1177.55 25186.38 Uttarakhand 71.95 1317.07 West Bengal 341.11 7928.20 Andaman & Nicobar 1.39 15.32 Chandigarh 0.41 582.23 Dadra &NH, D&D 0.78 9.47 Delhi 21.55 1126.97 Jammu & Kashmir 35.76 547.19 Ladakh 0.10 1.44 Lakshadweep 0.07 0.63 Puducherry 2.69 49.69 Total 4854.03 117745.99 Complaints relating to overcharging by VLEs are received through the various grievance redressal mechanisms. Such complaints are examined and appropriate action, wherever warranted, is taken in accordance with the prescribed guidelines. The number of complaints for overcharging in Jamui, Khagaria and Samastipur of Bihar, Rajahmundry of Andhra Pradesh, Ghaziabad of Uttar Pradesh and Sagar of Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Constituencies are as follows:State District Total Andhra Pradesh East godavari 1 Andhra Pradesh Eluru 1 Andhra Pradesh Kakinada 1 Bihar Jamui 4 Bihar Khagaria 3 Bihar Samastipur 9 Madhya Pradesh Sagar 4 Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad 9 State/UT-wise and district-wise no. of such complaints, received till date may be seen at https://workdrive.publicmgovcloud.in/external/d3492ea281cdb9a0d16a2669db37950c. Complaint and grievance redressal mechanism has been implemented to address the issues of citizens as well as VLEs. Further, the prescribed rate list of the services has been made mandatory for all CSCs to display at every centre. To strengthen smooth service delivery and grievance mechanism, the following steps are taken: ● Monitoring the transactions carried out by CSCs on a regularly basis, ● Inspections of CSCs through the State and district teams, ● A dedicated toll-free number (14599) is operational for timely grievance redressal. Further a chatbot has also been developed. ● Appropriate disciplinary action, including warning, suspension or deactivation of CSC IDs, is taken in cases of violation. ● The complainant may take recourse to filing an FIR under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), as an appropriate legal remedy. *****