{"id":47892,"date":"2016-12-27T09:34:47","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T09:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/?p=47892"},"modified":"2016-12-27T12:39:20","modified_gmt":"2016-12-27T12:39:20","slug":"no-net-950-million-indians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/no-net-950-million-indians\/","title":{"rendered":"No net for 950 million Indians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the government&#8217;s &#8216;Digital India&#8217; initiative and the recent push for digital payment following the demonetisation move, a new study has found that 950 million Indians do not have the Internet.A study by Assocham and Deloitte found that nearly a billion Indians do not have internet connection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A reality check when the government is promoting Digital India and is aiming to convert cash economy of the country to a digital one, this study will sure come as a surprise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Interesting, this result also comes in a time when mobile data plans in India are among the cheapest in the world and average retail price of smartphones is steadily declining.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47893\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mobilny-net.jpg\" alt=\"No net for 950 million Indians\" width=\"656\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mobilny-net.jpg 796w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mobilny-net-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mobilny-net-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Internet penetration is increasing in India, the access to affordable broadband, smart devices and monthly data packages is required to spread digital literacy to make their ends meet,&#8221; said the study.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The study titled &#8216;Strategic national measures to combat cybercrime&#8217; said: &#8220;Existing government infrastructure assets should be further leveraged for provision of digital services at remote locations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Modi-government started emphasising on digital economy after it embarked on a demonetisation drive on November 8.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Digital literacy needs to be increased by providing institutional training in schools, colleges and universities; accelerating partnerships with global technology leaders and using the workforce trained under Skill India to impart training.&#8221;It said an integrated approach between Digital India and Skill India needs to be constructed to design programmes and impart training.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47894\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/purchasing_digital-payment-at-supermarket.jpg\" alt=\"No net for 950 million Indians\" width=\"563\" height=\"368\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saying that the government should increase awareness regarding the value add of technology to increase technology adoption, the study added that the benefits of technology &#8212; increase in the standard of living of the weaker sections of society and enhancing financial inclusion should be communicated to citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the government&#8217;s &#8216;Digital India&#8217; initiative and the recent push for digital payment following the demonetisation move, a new study has found that 950 million Indians do not have the Internet.A study by Assocham and Deloitte found that nearly a billion Indians do not have internet connection. 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