CSCs in J&K to get state services assures Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union minister of electronic & IT and law & justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad today assured the CSCs (common service centres) operating in the state of Jammu & Kashmir that the central government will ensure that all state services are delivered by the CSCs.

On the occasion, Ravi Shankar Prasad also launched two new G2C services of election and police recruitment through CSCs. More services will be added enabling more business opportunities for the CSC entrepreneurs.

He said government’s focus is on enabling e-Swaraj at the panchayat level, resulting in enlightened and empowered society. He said so far 46 lakh person have been certified. Under Saksharta Abhiyan six crore persons would be trained in the next three years.

All CSCs are being enabled to undertake banking, insurance and pension schemes. PMJDY has been a unique initiative in the country and all CSCs through these government initiatives would help in creating a financially empowered society.

Around 2.35 lakh CSCs are now operational across India, of which 1.48 lakh are in gram panchayats. Our effort is to enable at least one CSC in every gram panchayat. Jammu & Kashmir has 6,261 panchayats however, only 542 Panchayats are covered. The total number of CSCs in J&K is 1,983.

Nearly ten thousand CSCs are operating in J&K can now generate employment to the tune 70,000 positions. He appeal to the state government to expedite the process of enabling setting up of CSCs in all panchayats and in urban areas of J&K.

Besides creating employment opportunities in J&K, all CSC in the state have been directed to initiate skilling programmes like air-conditioning, assistant motorcycle mechanic, assistant scooter mechanic, basic electrician, basic engineering drawing, cyber wellness, fitting foundation and computer hardware & troubleshooting for enabling self-employment in rural areas. Eight skilling programs have been already launched.

CSC has also started computer assembling and LED bulb manufacturing for rural employment. We would emphasize the need for enabling J&K youth to take self-employment in computer related areas as it is also the vision of prime minister that every youth in J&K should have computer and computing devices to get empowerment and employment.