evidence: In financial year 2023, the number of centers within the Common Services Centre scheme in rural as well as urban areas of India reached 558 thousand. The scheme was initiated in 2009 by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to provide facility centers for governmental e-Services. Total number of Common Services Centre (CSC) in India from financial year 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [...] Total number of Common Services Centre (CSC) in India from financial year 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MeitY (India), December 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196938/india-number-of-common-services-centres/