Rural households

Online education amid COVID-19 pandemic causing digital divide among students

The Internet has reached the maximum number of people in Delhi, Kerala, and Haryana, but it is still away from the majority of people in the northeastern states, except Assam.

Aug 22, 2020, 01:50 AM IST

What Human Migration within India tells us

Rural India can truly unlock the country’s potential if the correct policy frameworks and will to execute such programs give it the right push and direction.

Mar 27, 2017, 17:48 PM IST

Indian households with mobile phones 62% better off than those without

 Indian households that own at least one mobile phone enjoy 62 per cent higher level of economic prosperity compared to non mobile-owning ones, says a study by Tata Teleservices and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

Oct 18, 2015, 18:26 PM IST

Highest earners in 75% rural households earned below Rs 5K

The highest earning member in about three-fourths of all rural households in the country made less than Rs 5,000 per month, according to the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 released on Friday.

Jul 03, 2015, 20:53 PM IST