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Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state: (a) whether there has been a significant surge in complaints related to food adulteration specifically for milk products, spices and edible oils on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) in the first quarter of 2026; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the manner in which the Ministry collaborating with the Ministry of Health to ensure that the 12,057 legal cases launched against defaulting food business operators in Financial Year 2024- 25 result in timely compensation for affected consumers; (d) the details of the steps are being taken by the Government to integrate the e-Jagriti portal with State-level food safety labs to allow consumers to track the testing status of samples they have flagged as suspect; and (e) the manner in which the ‘Jago Grahak Jago’ campaign being repurposed in 2026 to educate rural consumers on using the 305 ‘Food Safety on Wheels’ mobile labs to check for common adulterants like detergent and starch? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI B. L. VERMA): 18.03.2026 362 (a) to (e) : The National Consumer Helpline (NCH) administered by the Department of Consumer Affairs has emerged as a single point of access to consumers across the country for their grievance redressal at pre-litigation stage. Consumers can register their grievances from all over the country in 17 languages including Hindi, English, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Nepali, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Maithili, Santhali, Bengali, Odia, Assamese and Manipuri through a toll-free number 1915. These grievances can be registered on Integrated Grievance Redressal Mechanism (INGRAM), an omni-channel IT enabled central portal, through various channels- WhatsApp (8800001915), SMS (8800001915), email (nch-ca@gov.in), the NCH app, the web portal (consumerhelpline.gov.in) and the Umang app, as per their convenience. 1,398 companies, who have voluntarily partnered with NCH as part of the ‘Convergence’ programme directly respond to these grievances according to their redressal process and revert by providing a feedback to the complainant on the portal. Complaints against those companies who have not partnered with National Consumer Helpline are forwarded to the company for redressal. The details of complaints related to food adulteration registered on NCH during the period January 2026 to February 2026 and January 2025 to February 2025 are as follows: Duration No. of complaints registered January 2026 to February 2026 250 January 2025 to February 2025 331 18.03.2026 363 The Department regularly monitors grievance data received on the helpline and holds meetings with the concerned Ministries, Departments and Regulators including the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to strengthen the grievance redressal mechanism and ensure timely resolution of consumer complaints. FSSAI operates a dedicated consumer grievance portal on FoSCoS which is an online grievance redressal mechanism (https://foscos .fssai.gov.in/consumergrievance/). Consumers can register complaints on the portal upon which a unique code/ticket number is generated and communicated to the consumer through SMS on the registered mobile number. As per the online system, the complaint is first forwarded to the concerned Food Business Operator (FBO). If the consumer is not satisfied with the response of the FBO or in cases where the FBO fails to respond, the complaint is escalated to the respective State/ Central Food Authority for subsequent action. During the Financial Year 2024-25, a total of 12,057 legal cases were launched under the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the rules made thereunder in courts of law. This includes 11,358 civil cases (Adjudication) and 699 criminal cases (Prosecution). In the same year, 8,636 civil cases were decided with penalty and 179 criminal cases resulted in conviction. Accordingly, the penalties imposed by the respective courts amounted to ₹ 36,43,90,416/- in civil cases and ₹ 28,23,001/- in criminal cases, respectively. This also includes cases launched in previous 18.03.2026 364 years and not exclusively from Financial Year 2024-25. The Department has launched “e-Jagriti” portal on 1st January, 2025, which aims to enhance consumer grievance redressal through Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning integration and modern features like faceless onboarding and role-based dashboards. It unifies existing applications (OCMS, e-Daakhil, NCDRC CMS, CONFONET) into a single, scalable platform, allowing users to file complaints seamlessly from anywhere with multilingual support. The portal is designed to provide a convenient, transparent and efficient means for consumers to seek redressal by enabling online complaint filing, digital submission of documents, online payment of fees and also supports virtual courtrooms, enabling the hearing of cases remotely and ensuring faster disposal while reducing dependency on physical infrastructure. These features address bottlenecks like geographical barriers, scheduling conflicts and manual interventions. e-Jagriti has reduced reliance on physical proceedings and has accelerated justice delivery. The Department has been conducting country-wide multimedia awareness campaigns under the aegis of “Jago Grahak Jago” under the Consumer Awareness Scheme. Consumers are made aware of unfair trade practices, hallmarking, grievance redressal mechanisms and various other consumer related issues through all media including electronic, digital, outdoor and social media and through participation in fairs and festivals. Under the scheme, grants-in-aid are also provided by the Department to States/UTs for carrying out activities on consumer awareness with local content at the 18.03.2026 365 regional level. The Department has also been conducting virtual interactions with panchayats of all States/UTs to generate awareness at the grassroots level. INSPIRE SCHEME 4194. SHRI KARAN BHUSHAN SINGH: Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a) the details of funds allocated, released and utilized under the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) scheme during the last five years, separately for awards, internships, scholarships, fellowships and faculty programmes; (b) the number of schools registered on the e-MIAS (e-Management of INSPIRE Awards Scheme) portal, State/UT-wise and particularly the number of Government schools registered in Uttar Pradesh; (c) the number of Government school students who have received INSPIRE- Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge (MANAK) awards across the country with specific details relating to Uttar Pradesh during the last five years; (d) the number of ideas or projects from students of Uttar Pradesh under the INSPIRE-MANAK scheme that have been recommended for patent filing, filed for patents and granted patents respectively; and (e) whether any steps are being taken to increase participation of Government schools, particularly in educationally backward or rural 18.03.2026 366 districts, under the INSPIRE-MANAK scheme and if so, the details of such initiatives? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SPACE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH): (a) : The Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Scheme of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India is a national initiative aimed at attracting talented youth to study basic and natural sciences and pursue research careers in areas such as engineering, medicine, agriculture, and veterinary sciences, thereby strengthening the country’s research and development base. The scheme operates through multiple components across different educational stages. INSPIRE-MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and Knowledge) targets students aged 10-17 studying in Classes VI–XII by encouraging innovative ideas and scientific curiosity; schools can nominate up to five students annually through the E-MIAS portal, and selected students receive ₹10,000 through Direct Benefit Transfer to develop and present their projects at district, state, and national exhibitions. INSPIRE Internship provides five-day residential science camps for about 50,000 top 1% students at the 18.03.2026 367 Class X board level, allowing them to interact with leading scientists and Nobel Laureates and motivating them to pursue science. Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE) supports talented students aged 17-22 with 12,000 scholarships each year worth ₹80,000 per annum to pursue bachelor’s and master’s degrees in basic and natural sciences along with mentoring opportunities. At the research level, the INSPIRE Fellowship supports outstanding students pursuing PhD programs for up to five years with fellowships equivalent to CSIR-UGC NET (₹37,000 per month as JRF and ₹42,000 as SRF plus HRA and contingency grant of ₹20,000 per annum). Additionally, the INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship offers early-career post-doctoral researchers aged 27–32 a five-year fellowship with ₹1,25,000 per month, annual increments, and a research grant of ₹35 lakh to establish independent research careers in basic and applied sciences. Together, these components create a continuous pipeline to nurture scientific talent from school level to advanced research. The details of funds allocated/ released/utilized under the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) scheme during the last five years are given below: (Rs. in Cr.) Program/Financial Year 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 (As on 12.03.2026) INSPIRE-MANAK 56.10 51.50 53.72 58.29 64.65 INSPIRE-Internship - - 0.34 1.75 0.78 INSPIRE-SHE 196.63 245.44 216.12 218.67 227.48 18.03.2026 368 (b) : the number of schools registered on the e-MIAS (e-Management of INSPIRE Awards Scheme) portal, State/UT-wise are given below: Sr. No. States/UTs Total no of school registered on E-MIAS 1 Andaman and Nicobar 247 2 Andhra Pradesh 21343 3 Arunachal Pradesh 251 4 Assam 6067 5 Bihar 45479 6 Chandigarh 227 7 Chhattisgarh 34692 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 367 9 Delhi 2914 10 Goa 573 11 Gujarat 35843 12 Haryana 12842 13 Himachal Pradesh 7436 14 Jammu and Kashmir 16797 15 Jharkhand 32242 16 Karnataka 78072 17 Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan 1237 18 Kerala 6712 19 Ladakh 500 INSPIRE Fellowship 160.05 109.00 140.36 129.01 223.21 INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship 86.57 47.44 47.17 35.31 76.06 18.03.2026 369 20 Lakshadweep 67 21 Madhya Pradesh 71671 22 Maharashtra 24682 23 Manipur 280 24 Meghalaya 1641 25 Mizoram 2738 26 Nagaland 1372 27 Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti 617 28 Odisha 43821 29 Puducherry 3093 30 Punjab 22663 31 Rajasthan 57418 32 Sikkim 3025 33 Tamil Nadu 35801 34 Telangana 19720 35 Tripura 5993 36 Uttar Pradesh 88842 37 Uttarakhand 7441 38 West Bengal 3659 Total 698385 Out of the total registered schools in Uttar Pradesh, 73,873 are Government schools. (c) : During the last five years, a total of 1,82,430 students from Government schools across the country have received awards under the INSPIRE-Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge (MANAK) scheme. Among these beneficiaries, 10,988 students belong to Government schools in 18.03.2026 370 Uttar Pradesh, who have received financial assistance under the scheme for developing and showcasing their innovative ideas and projects. (d) : Under the INSPIRE–MANAK Scheme, 93 student ideas/projects from Uttar Pradesh have been supported with prototype development funding. Out of these innovations, 10 ideas/ projects have been recommended and filed for patent applications, and 3 of these patent applications have been successfully granted patents. (e) : The Department has undertaken several initiatives to enhance participation of Government schools, particularly in rural and educationally backward districts, under the INSPIRE–MANAK scheme. These include organization of online orientation meetings and training programmes for teachers, District Nodal Officers and other stakeholders across districts. To further strengthen awareness and participation, the Department has organized orientation workshops, disseminated audio-visual promotional materials and brochures to schools, and operationalized a cloud-based web portal and mobile application for seamless nomination and evaluation. In addition, a structured mentoring and capacity-building ecosystem has been developed wherein State-level awardees receive mentorship at premier institutions such as IITs, NITs, IISERs and Central Universities in collaboration with the National Innovation Foundation (NIF). ADVERTISING STANDARDS COUNCIL OF INDIA 4195. SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH: 18.03.2026 371 Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has reviewed the increasing number of misleading, exaggerated and socially objectionable advertisements across television, digital and social media platforms and if so, the details thereof along with action taken thereon; (b) whether a statutory mechanism exists to pre-screen or censor advertisements affecting public morality, health claims and consumer interests and if so, the regulatory framework thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (c) whether coordination mechanisms exist between the Ministry, Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) and digital platforms to monitor violations and if so, the details along with the enforcement outcomes thereof; (d) whether penalties have been imposed on advertisers promoting false medical, financial or educational claims and if so, the details of violations detected and penalties levied, year-wise; and (e) whether the Government proposes stricter guidelines for influencer and surrogate advertising on online platforms and if so, the details along with timeline for implementation thereof? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. L. MURUGAN): (a) to (e) : As per existing regulatory framework, all advertisements telecast on 18.03.2026 372 private satellite TV channels are required to adhere to the Advertising Code prescribed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and rules framed thereunder. The Advertising Code, inter-alia,provides that: Rule 7(5): No advertisement shall contain references which are likely to lead the public to infer that the product advertised or any of its ingredients has some special or miraculous or super-natural property or quality, which is difficult of being proved. Rule 7(9): No advertisement which violates the Code for self-regulation in advertising, as adopted by the Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI), Mumbai, for public exhibition in India, from time to time, shall be carried in the cable service. The Cable Television Networks (Amendment) Rules, 2021 provide a statutory three tier mechanism for redressal of grievances/complaints of citizens relating to content broadcast by television channels. The three–level complaint redressal structure is as under: i. Level I – A self-regulation by broadcasters, ii. Level II – Self regulation by the self-regulating bodies of the broadcasters, and iii. Level III – Oversight mechanism by the Central Government. Rule 16 of the Cable Television Networks (Amendment) Rules, 2021 provides that any person aggrieved by the content of a programme of a channel as being not in conformity with the Advertising Code may file his complaint in writing to the broadcaster. Provided that where such complaint relates to 18.03.2026 373 Advertising Code laid down by the Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI), such complaint may be addressed to the said Council and that Council shall deal with such complaint in accordance with the procedure laid down by it. Provided further that ASCI shall take a decision on the complaint within sixty days of its receipt, and communicate the same to the broadcaster and the complainant. An Inter-Departmental Committee (IDC) has been constituted by the Central Government, which hears complaints regarding violation or contravention of the Programme Code and the Advertising Code. As per recommendations of the IDC, appropriate action is taken against the private TV channels by issuance of Advisory, Warning, Apology Scroll and Off-Air Orders, when violation of any provision of the Advertising Code is established. Ministry also issues advisories from time to time to broadcasters for ensuring compliance to the Advertising Code. To further curtail misleading advertisements, this Ministry launched a new feature on Broadcast Seva Portal for TV/Radio advertisements and Press Council of India Portal for print/internet advertisements respectively for uploading of Self-Declaration Certificate (SDC). The Ministry issued an advisory on 03.07.2024 advising Advertisers/Advertising Agencies to upload an annual SDC for advertisement related to products and services related to ‘Food and Health sectors’, published across various media platforms i.e. print/electronic/internet on the above-mentioned portals. For content of Digital News Publisher and OTT platforms and online advertisements, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had issued advisories 18.03.2026 374 dated 13.06.2022, 03.10.2022 and 06.04.2023 to print, electronic and digital media to refrain from publishing advertisements of online betting platforms or their surrogate products/services. Central Consumer Protection Authority under Ministry of Consumer Affairs has issued "Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisement Rules, 2022" vide notification dated 9th June, 2022 which lays down guidelines for prevention of false or misleading advertisements and making endorsements relating thereto. Complaints relating to violation of the guidelines, including false and misleading advertisements, are addressed under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 वेÓस कì भूिमका 4196.®ी आशीष दुबेः ³या सूचना और ÿसारण मंýी यह बताने कì कृपा कर¤गे िकः (क) ³या सरकार ने वैिĵक मंचŌ पर भारतीय कंट¤ट, िनमाªताओं और िनमाªण ±मताओं को बढ़ावा देने म¤ वÐडª ऑिडयो िवजुअल एंड एंटरटेनम¤ट सिमट (वेÓस) कì भूिमका का आकलन िकया है; (ख) यिद हां, तो सरकार Ĭारा भारतीय ऑिडयो-िवजुअल सामúी के िनयाªत के िलए िशखर सÌमेलन के पåरणामŌ का लाभ उठाने हेतु ³या कदम उठाए गए ह§; (ग) ³या उĉ िशखर सÌमेलन से मीिडया और मनोरंजन ±ेý म¤ रोजगार सृजन और कौशल िवकास म¤ सहायता िमली ह§; (घ) यिद हां, तो तÂसंबंधी िनÕकषŎ पर अनुवतê कारªवाई के िलए ÿÖतािवत उपायŌ का Êयौरा ³या है; 18.03.2026 375 (ङ) ³या उĉ िशखर सÌमेलन म¤ िवशेषकर जबलपुर के संदभª म¤ ÿितभाओं के िलए उिचत मागªदशªन कì कमी और ±ेýीय भाषाओं म¤ मनोरंजन ±ेý म¤ कौशल िवकास संबंधी कायªøमŌ के अभाव पर िवचार-िवमशª िकया गया था; और (च) यिद हां, तो तÂसंबंधी Êयौरा ³या है और यिद नहé, तो इसके ³या कारण ह§? सूचना और ÿसारण मंýालय म¤ राºय मंýी; तथा संसदीय कायª मंýालय म¤ राºय मंýी (डॉ. एल. मुłगन): (क) से (च) : वÐडª ऑिडयो िवज़ुअल एंड एंटरटेनम¤ट सिमट 2025 का आयोजन “िøएट इन इंिडया, िøएट फॉर द वÐडª” पहल के अंतगªत भारत को सामúी सृजन का वैिĵक क¤þ बनाने कì सरकार कì पåरकÐपना के अनुłप िकया गया। इस िशखर सÌमेलन ने भारतीय सृजनकताªओं, िनमाªताओं और ÖटाटªअÈस को 100 से अिधक देशŌ के वैिĵक खरीददारŌ, िनवेशकŌ, ओटीटी ÈलेटफामŎ और ÿौīोिगकì ±ेý के अúणी ÓयिĉयŌ के साथ संवाद Öथािपत करने हेतु एक एकìकृत मंच ÿदान िकया। इस सÌमेलन म¤ 1 लाख से अिधक लोगŌ कì भागीदारी हòई तथा इसम¤ वैिĵक उīोग जगत के अúणी ÓयिĉयŌ के साथ पूणª सý माÖटर³लास और āेकआउट सý सिहत 140 से अिधक सý आयोिजत िकए गए। िøएटोिÖफयर म¤ भारत तथा 60 से अिधक देशŌ के सृजनकताªओं से 1 लाख से अिधक पंजीकरण ÿाĮ हòए, जो एनीमेशन, गेिमंग, वीएफए³स, ए³सआर, संगीत और िडिजटल मीिडया सिहत अनेक रचनाÂमक ±ेýŌ से संबंिधत थे। लगभग 750 फाइनिलÖटŌ को िशखर सÌमेलन म¤ ÿदिशªत िकया गया। वेवए³स Öटाटªअप पहल के अंतगªत 30 ÖटाटªअÈस को िपिचंग सýŌ के िलए चयिनत िकया गया, जहाँ लगभग 100 ÖटाटªअÈस ने िशखर सÌमेलन के दौरान अपने उÂपादŌ और समाधानŌ का ÿदशªन िकया।वेÓस बाज़ार िफÐम, टेलीिवजन, एनीमेशन, गेिमंग, ए³सआर तथा िडिजटल सामúी ±ेýŌ के िलए एक वषªभर संचािलत वैिĵक बाज़ार मंच है। इस मंच पर 4000 से अिधक पंजीकृत øेता तथा 6000 िवøेता ह§, जो Óयवसाय-से-Óयवसाय बैठकŌ को सुगम बनाते हòए संभािवत Óयावसाियक अवसरŌ तथा िनवेश संबंधी चचाªओं को ÿोÂसािहत करते ह§। 18.03.2026 376 िशखर सÌमेलन के दौरान आयोिजत ²ान सýŌ और माÖटर³लासŌ के माÅयम से युवाओं के कौशल िवकास तथा ±ेýीय और Öथानीय भाषाओं के कथाकारŌ के िलए वैिĵक मंचŌ तक पहòँच सुिनिIJत करने के िलए समावेशी मागŎ के सृजन पर िवचार-िवमशª िकया गया। िøएट इन इंिडया चैल¤जेज, वेवए³स तथा वेÓस बाज़ार के माÅयम से पहचाने गए सृजनकताªओं को वेÓस बाज़ार कì आउटरीच गितिविधयŌ के माÅयम से ÿदशªन और Óयवसाय के अवसर ÿदान िकए गए। इसम¤ मेलबनª, टोरंटो, वेिनस, बुसान अंतराªÕůीय िफÐम महोÂसव, टो³यो गेम शो तथा ए³सपो 2025 ओसाका जैसे अनेक अंतराªÕůीय मंच शािमल थे। इसके अितåरĉ इसम¤ इंिडया जॉय, इंिडया गेम डेवलपसª कॉÆĀ¤स और आईएफएफआई जैसे घरेलू कायªøम भी सिÌमिलत थे। सरकार वेÓस 2025 सिहत कायªøमŌ और पहलŌ का िनरंतर आकलन करती रहती है। VACANCIES IN MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 4197. SHRIMATI BAG MITALI: Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a) the details of number of sanctioned posts in position and the number of vacancies, including reserved posts across categories at the Ministry of Science and Technology; (b) the number of vacancies in the Ministry, Departments and organisations under it, including reserved posts since 2014, year and category-wise details; and (c) the details of number of contractual employees hired since 2014, year and category-wise? 18.03.2026 377 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SPACE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH): (a) to (c) : The sanctioned posts in position and the number of vacancies, including reserved posts across categories in the Ministry of Science and Technology comprising Department of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and their attached/ subordinate offices, statutory bodies, autonomous bodies etc. as on 01.03.2026 are 26,380 and 8,602, respectively. The reservation policy of Government of India is strictly followed in all the Departments and organisations under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and the posts are being filled as and when vacancies arise, strictly as per Government of India guidelines. Contractual employees are outsourced as per day to day functional requirements and as per Government of India policies, as amended from time to time. Therefore, their numbers varies across organisations and within a particular year. COMMON SERVICE CENTRES IN ODISHA 4198. DR. SAMBIT PATRA: 18.03.2026 378 Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a) the number of Common Service Centres (CSCs) established in Odisha under the CSC 2.0 during the last five years; (b) the number of CSCs sanctioned, operationalised and currently functional in Odisha, district-wise; (c) the details of number and categories of services presently delivered through CSCs in Odisha including Government-to-Citizen (G2C), Business-to-Citizen (B2C), financial services, digital literacy, healthcare and other services; (d) the total number of beneficiaries served annually through CSCs in Odisha during the last five years, district and year-wise; and (e) the steps taken by the Government to improve citizen experience and service quality under the said scheme especially in the coastal and tribal areas of Odisha? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA): (a) to (e) : As on 31st January 2026, A total of 21,404 Common Services Centre (CSCs) were functional in the state of Odisha. The number of CSCs registered and functional in the State of Odisha can be seen at Statement-I and Statement-II. 18.03.2026 379 More than 800 services are being delivered to the citizens through these CSCs, including Government-to-Citizen (G2C), Business-to-Citizen (B2C), financial services, healthcare, digital literacy etc. All the services provided by CSCs can be seen at https://csc.gov.in/. Year wise and district wise transactions in respect of providing services to citizens through CSCs, in the State of Odisha, is at Statement-III. Following steps are being taken to enhance the citizen experience and deliver services more effectively: 1. Performance monitoring through centralized dashboards to track transactions and service delivery at each CSC 2. Developed a centralized grievance redressal mechanism to address issues raised by Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) and citizens 3. Capacity building and training programmes for VLEs to improve service quality and operational efficiency 4. Regular field visits and monitoring at the grassroots level to ensure operational effectiveness of CSCs 5. Developed a dashboard for VLE performance/ranking to promote competitiveness and better service delivery 18.03.2026 380 STATEMENT-I DISTRICT WISE REGISTERED CSCs in ODISHA FOR LAST FIVE YEARS S.No. District Name 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 (upto Jan 2026) 1 Anugul 667 751 863 1,046 1,095 2 Balangir 1,555 1,784 1,952 2,251 2,350 3 Baleshwar 1,830 1,953 2,070 2,434 2,448 4 Bargarh 1,011 1,141 1,245 1,481 1,524 5 Bhadrak 956 1,052 1,114 1,397 1,476 6 Boudh 311 396 445 517 527 7 Cuttack 1,684 1,983 2,233 2,629 2,789 8 Deogarh 254 300 320 354 384 9 Dhenkanal 695 813 933 1,104 1,116 10 Gajapati 358 492 554 659 672 11 Ganjam 1,970 2,223 2,491 3,253 3,415 12 Jagatsinghapur 798 911 985 1,194 1,254 13 Jajapur 1,109 1,288 1,456 1,804 1,882 14 Jharsuguda 371 465 513 554 575 15 Kalahandi 1,272 1,591 1725 2,024 2,196 16 Kandhamal 374 414 453 558 601 17 Kendrapara 1,034 1,150 1,219 1,519 1,543 18 Kendujhar 805 929 1,010 1,393 1,463 19 Khordha 982 1,162 1,320 1,668 1,768 20 Koraput 514 664 767 899 964 21 Malkangiri 364 420 472 616 654 22 Mayurbhanj 1,293 1,520 1,725 2,160 2,234 23 Nabarangpur 812 941 1,017 1,211 1,335 24 Nayagarh 604 652 689 836 877 25 Nuapada 537 672 718 843 908 26 Puri 1,104 1,305 1,450 1,782 1,816 27 Rayagada 491 610 672 829 883 28 Sambalpur 606 722 824 962 989 29 Sonepur 441 498 526 599 609 18.03.2026 381 30 Sundargarh 1,086 1,344 1,451 1,714 1,731 Total 25,888 30,146 33,212 40,290 42,078 Source: CSC e-Governance Services India Limited Note: The number of registered CSCs in the above table are given as cumulative figures. STATEMENT-II DISTRICT WISE FUNCTIONAL CSCs in ODISHA FOR LAST FIVE YEARS S.No. District_Name 2021- 22 2022- 23 2023-24 2024- 25 2025-26 (Till Jan'26) 1 Anugul 456 436 519 592 619 2 Balangir 1,029 1,070 1,120 1282 1,142 3 Baleshwar 1,186 1,213 1,352 1480 1,410 4 Bargarh 691 696 745 821 785 5 Bhadrak 589 595 691 803 791 6 Boudh 219 239 287 376 288 7 Cuttack 975 1,156 1,278 1,437 1,381 8 Deogarh 164 200 205 212 207 9 Dhenkanal 421 542 582 648 636 10 Gajapati 220 324 349 387 327 11 Ganjam 1,141 1,366 1,511 2,015 1,541 12 Jagatsinghapur 497 640 618 732 744 13 Jajapur 679 750 865 1054 847 14 Jharsuguda 236 236 284 332 312 18.03.2026 382 15 Kalahandi 757 844 1,178 1,402 979 16 Kandhamal 255 297 360 520 329 17 Kendrapara 664 696 763 920 786 18 Kendujhar 520 630 723 841 748 19 Khordha 630 683 782 996 966 20 Koraput 310 341 416 469 428 21 Malkangiri 277 301 343 408 273 22 Mayurbhanj 785 1,013 1,164 1,359 1,171 23 Nabarangpur 534 615 624 656 658 24 Nayagarh 402 380 419 523 500 25 Nuapada 340 387 432 520 423 26 Puri 627 767 834 1,033 939 27 Rayagada 293 371 478 540 468 28 Sambalpur 390 429 464 545 512 29 Sonepur 265 318 304 343 319 30 Sundargarh 708 874 896 1,047 875 Total 16,260 18,409 20,586 24,293 21,404 Source: CSC e-Governance Services India Limited Note: The number of registered CSCs in the above table are given as cumulative figures. 18.03.2026 383 STATEMENT-III DISTRICT WISE TRANSACTIONS IN LAST FIVE YEARS IN ODISHA (in Lakh) District Name 2021- 22 2022- 23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 (Till Jan'26) Anugul 4.63 3.79 3.35 5.39 2.85 Balangir 16.24 10.25 11.76 14.67 9.74 Baleshwar 16.56 11.43 11.99 17.26 13.99 Bargarh 8.20 5.37 5.94 7.96 4.24 Bhadrak 8.14 4.31 5.89 8.15 5.16 Boudh 2.24 1.26 1.62 2.79 1.68 Cuttack 12.20 7.04 8.83 14.86 13.66 Deogarh 1.45 1.00 1.05 1.51 0.75 Dhenkanal 4.10 3.20 2.97 5.22 8.42 Gajapati 2.96 1.94 2.14 3.51 2.02 Ganjam 15.30 9.66 11.08 17.43 7.79 Jagatsinghapur 5.80 3.45 4.20 6.85 4.91 Jajapur 6.69 4.53 4.85 8.17 24.48 Jharsuguda 2.12 1.79 1.54 2.99 1.40 Kalahandi 13.66 8.22 9.89 13.35 7.93 Kandhamal 4.23 3.25 3.07 4.36 2.76 Kendrapara 8.72 5.39 6.31 9.84 6.86 Kendujhar 7.85 4.58 5.69 9.65 12.02 Khordha 7.07 3.78 5.12 9.82 5.51 Koraput 3.88 2.94 2.81 5.11 2.27 18.03.2026 384 Malkangiri 2.78 2.23 2.01 3.08 1.23 Mayurbhanj 12.95 7.48 9.37 17.00 9.21 Nabarangpur 9.58 7.08 6.94 10.09 9.68 Nayagarh 3.91 2.82 2.83 5.00 2.61 Nuapada 5.02 3.05 3.63 4.76 2.81 Puri 8.57 5.30 6.20 11.54 6.00 Rayagada 5.04 3.30 3.65 5.71 6.93 Sambalpur 3.87 2.84 2.80 5.21 3.05 Sonepur 7.50 4.82 5.43 6.82 4.51 Sundargarh 13.82 9.12 10.00 14.04 7.65 Total 225.07 145.20 162.97 252.12 192.12 Source: CSC e-Governance Services India Limited TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION FUND 4199. 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किस वाद-विवाद में Presentation of 7th and 8th reports of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes