Authors :
Heet Dhawale
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 5 - May
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6601076
Abstract :
6 years since Digital India initiative, there are
many benefits reaped. From myGov, world's largest
digital democracy platform, to Creation of Aadhaar
database, world's largest biometric-based digital identity;
India has started its digital revolution. With nearly 700
million internet users across the country, digital India has
become an integral part of everyone’s lives. But there
remains a digital gender divide that can cost India its
development. A nation moves forward when its women
move ahead. Women are the engine of sustainable
economies, benefiting both societies and humankind. My
study aims at showing the importance of rural Indian
women for the Indian economy. The number of women
who have access to internet is much lower than men in the
country, and the bias becomes wider in rural India.
Without digital literacy, this vulnerable group may find
themselves too far behind to ever catch up with "Digital
India.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal for Digital
India is ground-breaking. It has the potential to create an
evolution in India, with rural India poised to receive
largest benefits. But both, women and men should be the
receiver of this campaign for it to be a true success. At the
end of my study, one will be able to deduce the importance
of rural women in a workforce.
Keywords :
Rural Women, Digital India, Development, Economic growth
6 years since Digital India initiative, there are
many benefits reaped. From myGov, world's largest
digital democracy platform, to Creation of Aadhaar
database, world's largest biometric-based digital identity;
India has started its digital revolution. With nearly 700
million internet users across the country, digital India has
become an integral part of everyone’s lives. But there
remains a digital gender divide that can cost India its
development. A nation moves forward when its women
move ahead. Women are the engine of sustainable
economies, benefiting both societies and humankind. My
study aims at showing the importance of rural Indian
women for the Indian economy. The number of women
who have access to internet is much lower than men in the
country, and the bias becomes wider in rural India.
Without digital literacy, this vulnerable group may find
themselves too far behind to ever catch up with "Digital
India.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal for Digital
India is ground-breaking. It has the potential to create an
evolution in India, with rural India poised to receive
largest benefits. But both, women and men should be the
receiver of this campaign for it to be a true success. At the
end of my study, one will be able to deduce the importance
of rural women in a workforce.
Keywords :
Rural Women, Digital India, Development, Economic growth