Common Service Centres (CSCs) Schemes
Common Service Centres (CSCs) are the access points for delivery of essential public utility services, social welfare schemes, healthcare, financial, education and agriculture services, apart from a host of B2C services to citizens in rural and remote areas of the country, Public Distribution System(PDS), gas booking, electricity bill payment, railway ticket booking, fastag, insurance, pension, water bill payment, etc. You can locate your nearest Common Service Center (CSC) in your locality. Visit Common Service Center e-Governance Services India portal to find the CSC in your locality. Choose your state, district and locality from the drop-down menu.
The map below shows all the Common Service Centres in India:
The Common Services Centers initiative was launched by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India.
CSC India provides access to various services like:
- Doorstep Banking
- E-District Services
- E-Governance Services
- E-Health
- E-Insurance
- E-Post
- E-PDS
- E-Sign
- E-Training
- Farmers Corner
- Financial Inclusion
- G2C Services
- G2G Services
- G2P Services
- Government Job Portal
- Health, Education, and Skill
- IT Services
- Jeevan Praman
- Payment Services
- Pension
- Self4Society
- Social Welfare Services
- Utility Services
CSC India has a vast network of CSCs, which are spread across the country. For example, in the state of Bihar, there are 2,813 CSCs, whereas, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, there are 5,829 CSCs.
The CSCs are responsible for the end-to-end delivery of e-Governance services to citizens. The CSCs are a part of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) of the Government of India.
The CSCs are connected to the State Data Centers (SDCs) through a Wide Area Network (WAN). The SDCs are connected to the National Data Centers (NDCs). The NDCs are the main servers that store all the data of the CSCs.
The CSCs provide various services to the citizens such as:
- Aadhaar Enrolment and Updation
- Aadhaar Authentication
- PAN Card Application
- Voter ID Application
- Driving License Application
- Bus Ticket Booking
- Railway Ticket Booking
- Flight Ticket Booking
- Gas Booking
- Electricity Bill Payment
- Water Bill Payment
- Insurance
- Pension
- Fastag
- Passport Application
- CSC e-District Services
- CSC e-Governance Services
- CSC e-Health Services
- CSC e-Insurance Services
- CSC e-PDS Services
- CSC e-Sign Services
- CSC e-Training Services
- CSC Farmer’s Corner Services
- CSC Financial Inclusion Services
- CSC G2C Services
- CSC G2G Services
- CSC G2P Services
- CSC Government Job Portal Services
- CSC Health, Education, and Skill Services
- CSC IT Services
- CSC Jeevan Praman Services
- CSC Payment Services
- CSC Pension Services
- CSC Self4Society Services
- CSC Social Welfare Services
- CSC Utility Services