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CSC is an initiative of Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY).
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It is strategic cornerstone of the Digital India programme.
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It is pan-India network catering to regional, geographic, linguistic and cultural diversity of country, thus enabling Government’s mandate of a socially, financially and digitally inclusive society.
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There are as many as 2.91 lakh CSCs operate in the country today.
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They are mostly ICT enabled front end service delivery points at village level for delivery of government and private services.
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These CSCs serve as access points for delivery of essential public utility services, social welfare schemes, financial, healthcare, education and agriculture services, apart from host of B2C services to citizens in rural and remote areas of the country.