‘INTERNET SAATHI’ PROGRAMME

Google India’s ‘Internet Saathi’ programme will be expanded to villages in Punjab and Odisha.

• It was launched by Google India along with Tata Trusts as a pilot project in 2015.
• The program started as a pilot in Rajasthan.
• Internet Saathi programme has so far, trained 70,000 ‘Internet Saathis’.
• The programme now reaches 2.6 lakh villages across 18 states.
• Internet Saathi has contributed towards bridging the digital gender divide in rural India.
• Female to male ratio was 1 in 10 in 2015 and in 2018, it has increased to 4 in 10.
• In Punjab, the program will cover around 5,000 villages.
• In Odisha, the program will cover over 16,000 villages.
• These women in rural India are learning about the Internet, not just for their own needs but for their families, kids, and their communities.
• Some of the women trained under the programme have started their own micro-business.

Source: The Hindu Business line

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