Effect of Digital India on Political Empowerment of Rural Women and Urban Women

Abstract

Digital India programme is based upon nine pillars. The nine pillars include creating Broadband Highways for providing connectivity to citizens, Providing Mobile connectivity to all, Internet Access Programme for Public, E-Governance by using Technology,  Electronic Delivery of Services through e-Kranti, Provision of Information to everyone, achieving Net Zero imports in manufacturing Electronics, using Information Technology  for employment  and  some early Harvest Programmes. In this direction, Government of India had introduced one Hundred and fifteen Digital India initiatives. Andhra Pradesh is the seventh largest Indian state in terms of area. As per 2011 census, Women population in the state is 2, 47, 46, 590. Digital India initiatives are being implemented with efficacy in Andhra Pradesh. In this Context, Current Research is done, to explore Digital India effect on political empowerment of rural and urban women and to undertake parallel analysis of impact of digital India on Political empowerment of rural and urban women in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Present Research is empirical in nature. This study mainly hanged on primary data.