How women in villages are using technology for supporting their families

The use of the internet and internet-associated technologies is on a rise in India. Today, technological tools such as smartphones, messaging apps, and social media platforms are being accessed not just for communicating with one another but also as a means of earning livelihoods. Improved connectivity coupled with cheaper data plans and reduced cost of smartphones has furthered this trend.

What’s astonishing is that this change is not only being witnessed in the urban areas that have conventionally been the hub of technological adoption but also in the rural parts of the country. As per a report by the Internet and Mobile Association, there are 227 million active internet users in rural parts of the country, which is 10% more than the 205 million active users in the urban parts of the country.