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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | NSO report shows stark digital divide affects education

NSO report shows stark digital divide affects education

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published Published on Sep 8, 2020   modified Modified on Sep 9, 2020

-The Hindu

Evidence of significant disparity in access to online schooling during COVID-19

Schools across the country have now been closed for six months due to COVID-19, but this means vastly different things for different people. For the child in urban Himachal Pradesh, where Internet penetration is higher than 70%, it likely means online schooling, Zoom classes and digital textbooks. For the child in rural Odisha, where less than 6% of households have Internet facilities, such options are out of the question.

A recent report on the latest National Statistical Organisation (NSO) survey shows just how stark is the digital divide across States, cities and villages, and income groups. The survey on household social consumption related to education was part of the NSO’s 75th round, conducted from July 2017 to June 2018. The final report was released recently.

Across India, only one in ten households have a computer — whether a desktop, laptop or tablet. However, almost a quarter of all homes have Internet facilities, accessed via a fixed or mobile network using any device, including smartphones.

Most of these Internet-enabled homes are located in cities, where 42% have Internet access. In rural India, however, only 15% are connected to the internet.

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The Hindu, 8 September, 2020, https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nso-report-shows-stark-digital-divide-affects-education/article32554222.ece


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