India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide

On 5^th December, 2022, Oxfam India released - 'India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide'. The 2022 issue of the inequality report highlights the extent of the digital divide in India and its impact on essential services such as education, health and financial inclusion.

• The report analyses the primary data from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE) household survey held from Jan 2018 to Dec 2021.

Highlights: Digital Divide Based on Gender: While 61 per cent of men owned mobile phones in 2021, their access remained limited to just 31 per cent women.

• Digital Divide Based on Employment Status and Caste: ....