• Kerala has achieved a historic milestone by becoming India’s first fully digitally literate state, completing Phase I of the Digi Kerala project.
• Chief Minister announced the landmark achievement, highlighting Kerala’s leadership in bridging the digital divide through grassroots participation, decentralised governance, and inclusive outreach.
• The state’s mass mobilisation covered 1.5 crore individuals across 83.46 lakh families, identifying 21.88 lakh digitally illiterate citizens, of which 21.87 lakh were successfully trained and certified - achieving a 99.98% success rate.
• Even a 104-year-old participant completed training, underscoring the program’s accessibility for all age groups.
• Delivered through local self-governments, the initiative emphasised skills over gadgets, enabling citizens to access e-governance services, digital banking, online healthcare, and welfare schemes.
• It empowers citizens to file RTIs, register grievances, and actively participate in digital democracy.
• Kerala’s achievement not only boosts socio-economic empowerment - supporting women, small traders, artisans, and marginalised groups—but also strengthens crisis resilience, ensuring continuity of governance and essential services during disruptions.
• Experts note that this people-first, cost-effective, decentralised model offers a replicable roadmap for other states under the Digital India mission.