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Internet usage grows faster in rural India; knowhow still a deterrent

346 million make online transactions for e-commerce and digital payments, with coronavirus boosting practice

About 52 mn trained under digital literacy scheme: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar

UP has the most beneficiaries, with over 10.3 million candidates certified in the past five years. Bihar and MP come next, with 4.2 million and 3.3 million candidates, respectively

Rural Odisha uses 'power of Twitter' to resolve governance issues

"Why shouldn't we try our luck with Twitter?" Tulsi Naik had thought, after having no access to ration supplies during the lockdown in 2020 despite innumerable appeals

Development of villages must to achieve $5 trillion economy: Amit Shah

"If villages are prosperous, self-reliant and with good facilities, the country will be prosperous. It will help achieve the dream of Atmanirbhar Bharat and making India five trillion dollar economy"

Nearly 80% shortfall in specialist docs in rural community health centres

Situation in 2021 has worsened over the previous year, shows government data

45% growth in active internet users in rural India since 2019: Study

The study revealed that female active internet users grew by a whopping 61% since 2019

Piramal Foundation runs campaign to dispel vax hesitancy in tribal dists

Campaign Aashwasan -implemented along with Union Health and Tribal Affairs Ministries as well as USAID- aims to cover all villages of blocks with over 25% of tribal population in 177 tribal districts

Fall in rural wage, labour crunch in urban areas hit construction sector

Corporate players are expecting construction activity to pick up during the current quarter

Budget can be effective means to bring change in agriculture: PM

PM mentioned how his government has brought in smartness in all things related to agriculture, 'Beej se Bazar Tak' by improving the systems over the last 7 years

PM bats for timely implementation of schemes, vibrant border villages

Can we tour border villages, spend a night there, experience the ambience, study the lives of people staying there, said PM Modi while addressing a webinar on the impact of Budget on Rural Development

India to have 1 billion smartphone users by 2026: Deloitte report

Internet-enabled devices in the rural market will also get a push with the government's plan to fiberize all villages by 2025 under the BharatNet programme

Over 90 million rural households receiving tap water: Jal Shakti Ministry

In Goa, Haryana, Telangana, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, every rural household has tap water supply, said a statement issued by the ministry

'Budget allocation a boost to postal dept's financial inclusion goals'

Further, as per Budget announcements, Railways will develop new products and efficient logistics services for small farmers and small and medium enterprises

Government to tighten MGNREGA scheme to plug 'tremendous leakages'

The Centre has allocated Rs 73,000 crore for 2022-23, which is 25 per cent lower than the Rs 98,000 crore provided in the revised estimate (RE) for the current fiscal

Internet connectivity in rural India growing at fast pace: Sitharaman

Rural internet user base is growing three times faster and is likely to surpass the urban user numbers soon, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha

Lower allocation

Budget for rural India may need to be revisited

Budget 2022: Farmers in need of a new deal, says ICRIER's Ashok Gulati

'Much of the agricultural policies in the past have focused on production', said Gulati

RailTel to create 'edge data centres' for digital delivery in rural areas

RailTel has decided to create several "edge data centres" in rural and semi-urban areas to bridge the digital divide in the country and also accelerate the pace of digital transformation.

Poverty ratio 32.75% in rural areas against 8.81% in urban: NITI report

The report surveyed 175,946 households in urban areas and 425,563 households in rural parts

85.5 mn rural households have provision of tap water supply at home: Govt

Minister of State for Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel said 0.43 lakh (2.5 per cent) rural habitations are reported to have drinking water sources with water quality issues