CSC SPV, which oversees the implementation of the CSC scheme, celebrated 15 years of its establishment.

About CSC SPV

• Set up by the Ministry of Electronics & IT under the Companies Act, 1956.
• Provides a centralized collaborative framework for delivery of services to citizens through CSCs.
• Vision: To develop CSCs as a reliable and ubiquitous IT-enabled network of citizen service points.

About Common Service Centres (CSCs)

• It is one of the three pillars of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) approved in 2006.
  • Other two pillars of NeGP include Connectivity and National Data Bank/ State Data Centres.
• CSCs are front-end delivery points for Government, private and social sector services to rural citizens of India, in an integrated manner.
• It is a pan-India network catering to regional, geographic, linguistic, and cultural diversity of the country.
• Services offered by CSCs include G2C (Aadhar services, ITR filing, etc.), B2C (Bharat Bill Pay System, Mobile and DTH recharge, etc.), Financial services (banking, insurance, pension, etc.), among others.

Significance of CSCs

• Digital inclusion: CSCs bridge the digital divide by providing access to online services in remote areas.
• Employment generation: CSCs provide training programs to enhance digital literacy, employability and promote entrepreneurship.
• Others: Financial inclusion, rural business support, e-Commerce integration, etc.