Kerala has become India’s first fully digitally literate state. The announcement was made under the Digi Kerala project, marking the completion of its first phase. The initiative focused on grassroots governance, inclusive training, and community participation to bridge the digital divide.

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• Kerala first state with 100% digital literacy
• Declared under Digi Kerala project Phase I
• Survey covered 1.5 crore people, 83.46 lakh families
• Identified 21.88 lakh digitally illiterate citizens
• Trained 21.87 lakh, success rate 99.98%
• 104-year-old participant completed training, showing inclusivity
• Training via local self-governments, bottom-up approach
• Citizens now access e-gov portals, welfare, digital banking
• Strengthens democracy: file RTIs, grievances, monitor schemes
• Boosts women, small traders, artisans with digital tools
• Helps elderly, marginalised join digital mainstream
• Builds resilience for pandemics, floods, governance continuity
• Provides replicable model for other Indian states