Saturday, June 14, 2025

Kerala trails many states.

In household net connectivity, ICT skills 

How they fare?

Serials                                    All India (%)         Kerala (ranking)

 * Online banking                        48.9                            12
 * Send messages with
    attached file                             63.6                            14
 * Use of copy and
    paste tools                                62.3                            14
 * Creating electronic
    presentation                             24.2                            21
 * Using word processing
    software                                   13.1                              3
 * Reporting of cyber crime        17.7                            11
 * Send or receive mail                43.5                           19

* Proportion of Keralites using smartphones        82%
* Share of Keralites using feature phones             16.6%
* Proportion using both                                           1.4%

- Women do more UPI payment

   In line with the national trend, UPI payment was the most preferred mode of online payment for
   users in Kerala. Of the total persons doing online transactions, 73.3% did 'UPI' only, 0.3% net
   banking or non-UPI and 26.4% did both. Females reported a higher percentage in 'only UPI'
   payment, 74.9%, followed by males, 71.9%.

- Non-food items topped online purchase

  30.5% of surveyed households in Kerala made online purchases during the 30 days preceding
  the survey. The national average was 24.5%. In Kerala, 91% of households purchased 'only food
  items, 64% only non-food items and 27% both.

My take

We need to increase our efforts in expanding the digital literacy footprint in the state.


Tailpiece.

Got up at our usual time, the chores and opened up the house for the day. Made a faux pas regarding switching on the music (the hymns) on the home theatre.

No walk outside because of rains. Instead, walked within the house and recited my prayers.

Breakfast. 

A delayed bath as the 'khalifa', Sajeesh couldn't fetch up on time.

The maid was at work.

The evening chores.


       

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