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Figure 2: Persons (age 5-14 & 15-29 years) by Ability to Operate Computer

and Ability to Use Internet, 2017-18

80
70
60
50
40
Per cent 30
20
10
0
Fig 3 Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Rural Urban Rural Urban
Ability to Operate Computer Ability to Use Internet
5-14 years 15-29 years

Source: NSS Report No.585-Household Social Consumption on Education in India, 2017-18

Figure 3: Households with Computer and Internet Facility for Each
Quintile Class of Usual Monthly Per Capita Expenditure, 2017-18

70
Rural Urban
60
50
40
Per cent 30

20
10
0
0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 0-20 All 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 All

Households with Computer Households having Internet Facility
Quintile Class
Source: NSS Report No.585-Household Social Consumption on Education in India, 2017-18

Box 3: Initiatives for school going students during COVID-19 pandemic

1. PM eVIDYA: This initiative was announced for school and higher education under the Atma
Nirbhar Bharat programme in May, 2020. It is a comprehensive initiative to unify all efforts
related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multi-mode and equitable access to education
for students and teachers. The four PM e-Vidya components of school education are:

a. One nation, one digital education infrastructure: Under this component all States/UTs
have free access to a single digital infrastructure i.e, DIKSHA. It is artificial intelligence
based, highly scalable, and can be accessed through a web-portal and mobile application. It
provides access to a large number of curricula linked e-content through several use cases and
solutions such as QR coded Energized Textbooks (ETBs), courses for teachers, quizzes and