The minister quoted the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE), 2019-20, data in her response.
According to the minister, the states with less than 10 per cent government schools with internet coverage<\/a> are -- Andhra Pradesh (9.10 pc), Arunachal Pradesh (3.44 pc), Assam (4.32 pc), Bihar (2.05 pc), Chhattisgarh (3.35 pc), Goa (8.46 pc), Jammu and Kashmir (5.18 pc), Karnataka (7.75 pc), Ladakh (1.86 pc), Madhya Pradesh (3.81 pc), Manipur (2.36 pc), Meghalaya (1.27 pc), Mizoram (2.35 pc), Nagaland (3.03 pc), Odisha (2.72 pc), Telangana (8.03 pc), Tripura (1.61 pc), Uttar Pradesh (2.94 pc), Uttarakhand (6.40 pc), and West Bengal (9.65 pc).
The list was topped by Chandigarh, which had 100 per cent of its government schools connected with internet facilities, followed by Lakshadweep (93.33 pc), Delhi (88.18 pc), and Kerala (87.16 pc).
\"To improve the internet connectivity in rural areas, the CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd<\/a> (CSC-SPV) of MEITY<\/a> has been assigned the task of providing Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH<\/a>) connectivity to the government institutions, including schools,\" Devi said.<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":90213714,"title":"Airtel, Ericsson, IIT-Kanpur collaborate to monitor air quality in Jaipur","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/airtel-ericsson-iit-kanpur-collaborate-to-monitor-air-quality-in-jaipur\/90213714","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":90213725,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Minister shares list of states with most internet-starved schools","synopsis":"The list was topped by Chandigarh, which had 100 per cent of its government schools connected with internet facilities, followed by Lakshadweep (93.33 pc), Delhi (88.18 pc), and Kerala (87.16 pc).","titleseo":"telecomnews\/minister-shares-list-of-states-with-most-internet-starved-schools","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"analytics":{"comments":0,"views":334,"shares":0,"engagementtimems":1338000},"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2022-03-15 08:29:00","lastupd":"2022-03-15 08:32:14","breadcrumbTags":["internet facilities in school","policy","internet-starved schools","internet connection","government schools","internet coverage","digital divide","e-Governance Services India Ltd","FTTH","MEITY"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/minister-shares-list-of-states-with-most-internet-starved-schools"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/minister-shares-list-of-states-with-most-internet-starved-schools/90213725">