At a time when the Centre is pushing for Digital India, how Internet ready are our States?
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana and Tamil Nadu score well,
but eastern States fare quite poorly, according to a new report “Index
of Internet Readiness of Indian States” by the Internet and Mobile
Association of India (IAMAI).
The Internet index has been arrived at by looking at four things —
e-infrastructure, e-participation, IT services and e-governance.
A key
differentiating measure in this report is that it not only looks at
digitisation of services but also their usage by citizens.
For instance, Madhya Pradesh scores very high in terms of citizen
participation, but ranks low in other components; hence, its overall
ranking is a poor 14th.
Interestingly, Kerala scores highest in terms of e-infrastructure which
includes mobile subscribers, Internet access, teledensity, percentage of
households using Internet connection, and how well equipped schools and
post offices are with Internet and email facilities.
In Kerala, more
than 90% of the schools have computer facilities.
Among the smaller States, Delhi emerges on top in terms of Internet
readiness, followed by Puducherry and Goa. Among the Union Territories,
Chandigarh ranks top.
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