**Executive Summary**
This document presents the answer to Unstarred Question No. 757 in Lok Sabha concerning the development of Narukuru village in Andhra Pradesh as a digital village. The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology provides details on the 'Digital Village Pilot Project', which aimed to provide various services to 700 villages across India, including Narukuru. The project for Narukuru, along with 12 other villages in Andhra Pradesh, has been successfully closed on March 31, 2024.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Digital Village Pilot Project:**
* Initiated to provide education, health, and skill development services.
* Included solar-powered streetlights and financial inclusion services.
* Focused on government-to-citizen and business-to-citizen services.
* Covered 700 villages across States and Union Territories, one village per district.
* **Andhra Pradesh Coverage:**
* 13 villages in Andhra Pradesh were covered under the scheme, including Narukuru.
* Narukuru is located in Gudur block in Nellore district (now Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District).
* **Project Closure:**
* The project in Narukuru has been successfully closed with effect from March 31, 2024.
* **Services Provided:**
* **Education Services:** Basic Computer Course (BCC), Course on Computer Concept (CCC), Tally- Kaushal Praman Patra, Basic Course in Information Technology (BCIT).
* **Additional Education:** Competitive exam training, fundamental of CAD (Computer Aided Design).
* **Health Services:** Tele-health and Tele-Veterinary consultation.
* **Financial Inclusion:** Financial inclusion awareness programme.
* **Infrastructure:** Solar streetlights.
* **Skill Development:** Automotive technician, Handset repair, Field technician – Home appliance, Electrical technician.
**Impact Analysis**
**Residents of Narukuru Village**
* **Impact:** Benefitted from improved access to education, healthcare, skill development, and financial inclusion.
* **Action Required:** No further action is required, as the project has been successfully closed.
Key Entities Referenced
Digital Village Pilot Project: Initiative to provide digital services in selected villages across India.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology: The Indian government ministry responsible for electronics and IT policy.
Andhra Pradesh: Indian state where the Narukuru digital village project was implemented.
Narukuru: Village in Andhra Pradesh selected to be developed as a digital village.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 757
TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.02.2026
DEVELOPMENT OF NARUKURU AS DIGITAL VILLAGE
757. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:
Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is true that Narukuru village in Gudur block in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh has
been identified to be developed as digital village;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the services which are going to be provided once this becomes a digital
village;
(c) the time by which the project is going to be completed in the above village; and
(d) whether there are any plans to take up other villages in Nellore district to be made as digital village
and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI JITIN PRASADA)
(a) to (d): ‘Digital Village Pilot Project’ was initiated to provide education services, health services,
skill development services, solar powered streetlights and financial inclusion services along with
government-to-citizen services and business-to-citizen services in 700 villages (one village from each
district of States and Union Territories (UTs)) across the country.
In the state of Andhra Pradesh, 13 villages were covered under this scheme including Narukuru village
in Gudur block in Nellore district, which has since been renamed as Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District.
The project has been successfully closed w.e.f 31st March, 2024.
The services provided under the said project are as follows:
i. Education Services: Courses provided under this project- Basic Computer Course (BCC),
Course on Computer Concept (CCC), Tally- Kaushal Praman Patra, Basic Course in
Information Technology (BCIT).
ii. Additional Education: Competitive exam training, fundamental of CAD (Computer Aided
Design)
iii. Health Services: Tele-health and Tele-Veterinary consultation
iv. Financial inclusion awareness programme
v. Solar streetlights
vi. Skill development in (a) Automotive technician, (b) Handset repair, (c) Field technician – Home
appliance, (d) Electrical technician******