What is Common Service Centre (CSC)?

Common Service Centre (CSC) is a service delivery point in rural areas for delivery of Government, social and private sector services in the segments of agriculture, health, education, entertainment, FMCG products, banking and financial services, utility payments, eCommerce etc and CSCs are developed and regulated by Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Government of India under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). CSC is also called a citizen service point.

Application for CSC

One may apply for registration at this portal by providing the required data. But before registration one shall complete an online course an assessment test by registering with a fee of approximately 1,500 rupees. There are 10 simple assessment tests that can be completed online in 4 hours.

The beauty of the course is that one will get Enterpernureship course certificate from the Indian School of Business (ISB). The content, syllabus and the assessments are designed and developed by ISB along with CSC Academy. 

Data & Documents required for CSC Registration

a) Applicant photo

c) PAN

d) Aadhaar

e) Cancelled copy of cheque/passbook

f) Email ID and phone number 

System requirements for CSC outlets

a) At least 120 GB Hard Disc Drive.

b) At least 512 MB RAM.

c) CD / DVD Drive.

d) UPS PC with Licensed Windows XP-SP2 or above operating system.

e) With 4 hrs battery backup/Portable Genset.

f) Printer / Colour Printer.

g) Webcam/digital camera.

h) Scanner.

i) Internet connection with at least a 128 kbps speed for browsing and data uploading over the internet.

J) An office with a small area and furniture

What are the services offered by CSC outlets?

1. 52 Central Government Services are available on CSC National Portal. 
2. 20 – 170 Services from state governments
3. Agriculture Services (Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Veterinary)
4. Education and Training Services (School, College, Vocational Education, Employment, etc.)
5. Health Services (Telemedicine, Health Check-ups, Medicines)
6. Rural Banking and Insurance Services (Micro-credit, Loans, Insurance)
7. Entertainment Services (Movies, Television)
8. Utility Services (Bill Payments, Online bookings)
9. Commercial Services (DTP, Printing, Internet Browsing, Village level BPO).
10. Ecommerce services
11. Bus/train ticket booking
12. GST and IT Return Filings
13. Business services like registration of Business / Firm / Partnership Firm etc
14. Insurance policies
15. Sale of mutual funds
16. Open DEMAT Accounts
17. PAN Applications
18. Aadhaar Update
19. Passport Applications
20. Any other private services
21. Many more

Conclusion

Those who want to live in rural areas and start their own service business can start this and get self-employed and support the rural public in the digital era.

Also read: Digital Transformation: The New Normal

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