Lok Sabha Question No. 2467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Household Survey
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2467

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## HOUSEHOLD SURVEY

2467.    DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  had  conducted  a  survey  recently  which indicate that only 4% rural households have computers as compared to  24%  in  urban  areas  and  only  15%  rural  households  have  internet facility as compared to 42% in urban areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  this  glaring  divide between  urban  and  rural  India  in  computer  and  internet  penetration and usage;
- (d) if so, the details/findings of any survey conducted in this regard;
- (e)  whether  any  consultations  have  been  held  with  the  Ministries  of
- HRD and IT in this regard to bridge the gap; and
- (f) if so, the outcome of the same?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION,  MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS [RAO

INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a)  to  (d):   As  per  the  survey  on  Household  Social  Consumption  on Education,  75 th   round  conducted  by  the  Ministry  of  Statistics  and Programme  Implementation during July 2017 -June 2018, the

estimated  percentage  of  households  with  computer  and  internet facility is given below:

| Percentage of households with computer and internet facility during July 2017- June 2018       | Percentage of households with computer and internet facility during July 2017- June 2018       | Percentage of households with computer and internet facility during July 2017- June 2018       | Percentage of households with computer and internet facility during July 2017- June 2018       |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| indicator                                                                                      | percentage of households                                                                       | percentage of households                                                                       | percentage of households                                                                       |
|                                                                                                | rural                                                                                          | urban                                                                                          | rural+urban                                                                                    |
| households having computer                                                                     | 4.4                                                                                            | 23.4                                                                                           | 10.7                                                                                           |
| households having internet 14.9                                                                | households having internet 14.9                                                                | 42.0                                                                                           | 23.8                                                                                           |
| Source: NSS KI (75/25.2): Key Indicators of Household Social Consumption on Education in India | Source: NSS KI (75/25.2): Key Indicators of Household Social Consumption on Education in India | Source: NSS KI (75/25.2): Key Indicators of Household Social Consumption on Education in India | Source: NSS KI (75/25.2): Key Indicators of Household Social Consumption on Education in India |

- (e)  &  (f):  There  is  no  consultation  held  with  the  Ministries  of  Human Resource Development (HRD) & Information Technology to bridge the gap in this regard. However, the questionnaire of survey on Household Social Consumption on Education was finalized by the Working Group of  National  Sample  Survey  (NSS),  75 th   Round  with  the  consultation from  various  Ministries/  Departments  including  Ministry  of  Education (erstwhile Ministry of HRD).

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