This paper is published in Volume-11, Issue-5, 2025
Area
Information Technology
Author
Navya Agarwal
Org/Univ
Mayoor School, Noida, New Delhi, India
Pub. Date
23 September, 2025
Paper ID
V11I5-1152
Publisher
Keywords
Digital Divide, Digital Literacy, Rural India, Economic Inequality, Gender Gap, E-Governance, Financial Exclusion, Digital Inclusion.

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Navya Agarwal. India’s Digital Ladder: Who Can Climb?, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Navya Agarwal (2025). India’s Digital Ladder: Who Can Climb?. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 11(5) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Navya Agarwal. "India’s Digital Ladder: Who Can Climb?." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 11.5 (2025). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

There is an increasing spread of the internet in India. However, this spread is not evenly distributed. The marginalised communities have not gained the benefits and remain excluded due to low affordability, lack of digital literacy, language barriers, etc. Digital exclusion now affects people's ability to access government services, education, financial tools, and welfare schemes. As more things move online each day, being connected and able to use digital tools is becoming more important for everyday life. Those who lack access are being left out, which has created a wide economic and social gap in society. Unequal access to digital infrastructure and digital literacy leads the marginalised communities to feel even more alienated from the other sections of people who do have access to these resources. It does not create an equitable growth in the economy, as these people do not get equal advantages from the economic and social opportunities offered due to a lack of education, personal biases, lack of funds for infrastructure, etc. Various scholars and reports have studied rural-urban gaps and how digital exclusion affects their social status. This paper is a shift from educational insights to actual economic consequences of the digital divide. My research will identify who is facing these problems and is left behind, and the causes that are leading to this exclusion. This research paper is derived from secondary data from reports, other papers and scholarly articles. It does not include primary fieldwork but instead compiles data from different sources like ITU, Oxfam, NITI Aayog, etc.