{"id":174226,"date":"2025-08-23T01:18:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=174226"},"modified":"2025-08-23T01:23:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:53:15","slug":"kerala-becomes-first-fully-digitally-literate-state-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/kerala-becomes-first-fully-digitally-literate-state-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala Becomes First Fully Digitally Literate State in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kerala Becomes First Fully Digitally Literate State in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kerala has been officially declared the first fully digitally literate state in India, marking the successful completion of Phase I of the Digi Keralam project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The achievement stems from the<strong>&nbsp;&#8220;Digi Keralam&#8221; programme<\/strong>, launched in 2023, with the goal of extending the digital revolution and e-services to all residents, irrespective of age.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It also builds upon Kerala\u2019s earlier<strong>\u00a0Akshaya project,<\/strong>\u00a0which made\u00a0<strong>Malappuram the first e-literate district\u00a0<\/strong>in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative aimed to bridge the digital divide by providing basic digital skills training to residents across all local bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project surveyed 1.5 crore individuals from 83.46 lakh families to assess digital literacy levels. 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