Common Service Centres
Introduction to Common Service Centres
Common Service Centres (CSCs) are a strategic cornerstone of the Digital India programme. They are physical facilities for delivering e-Services of the Central and State Governments to rural and remote locations where availability of computers and internet is negligible or mostly absent.
They are a multiple-services-single-point model for providing facilities for multiple transactions at a single geographical location. They help to improve Government-to-Citizen interaction by delivering essential public utility e-services to needy citizens.
With the above objectives, 537 CSCs were established in 2010–2011. Since then, to cater to ever-increasing needs of the general public, CSCs have been established in almost all parts of the State — in almost all types of Cooperative institutions such as PACCS, PCARDBs, UCCs, ECs, CMS, CCWS etc.
As on 31.07.2021, there are 4,412 CSCs across the state.
CSCs serve a twin purpose: serving the public by making all possible e-services available to them, and augmenting the revenue of Cooperative Societies that operate CSCs.
TNeGA (Tamil Nadu eGovernance Agency), as a nodal agency, supports and coordinates the initiatives of CSCs through DeGS (District e-Governance Societies) in every district.
Earlier, CSCs were providing services through e-District, e-Sevai and Digi Seva Portals. Recently e-District and e-Sevai Portals have been merged and are now known as the e-District portal.
Services Offered through e-District & e-Sevai Portal
The e-District and e-Sevai portals have been merged into a unified e-District portal, through which the following department-wise services are offered to citizens at CSC centres across Tamil Nadu.
Browse the sections below to see department-wise services available through this portal.
Revenue Department Services
- Community Certificate
- Nativity Certificate
- Income Certificate
- Birth and Death Certificate
- First Graduate Certificate
- Deserted Woman Certificate
- Extract of Land Records etc.
Registration Department Services
- Encumbrance Certificate
- Certified Copy etc.
Scholarships & Educational Assistance
- Online Scholarship for BC and MBC
- Online Scholarship for SC, ST and Minorities
Services Offered through Digi Seva Portal
- PAN Card Services
- Aadhaar Card Services
- Insurance Premium Payment
- Passport Services
- Mobile Phone & DTH Recharge
- Bus & Train e-Ticket Booking etc.
Performance of CSCs under Cooperative Societies
The details of performance of Common Service Centres functioning under Cooperative Societies from 2011–12 to 2021–22 are given below. The data highlights the steady growth in CSC count and services delivered across Tamil Nadu's cooperative network.
Social Welfare Department Services