Overview

• Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will make the declaration at Thiruvananthapuram’s Central Stadium on Thursday.
• Surveys across 83.46 lakh families identified 21.88 lakh people as digitally illiterate, of whom 21.87 lakh completed training and passed evaluations for a 99.98% success rate.
• More than 257,000 volunteers from preraks, Kudumbashree, MGNREGA, NSS and library networks conducted door-to-door surveys and training.
• The programme used a three-part module covering smartphone basics, WhatsApp and video calls, Google and YouTube use, and online payments for utilities.
• Elderly inclusion was significant, with over 15,000 learners above 90 and a 105-year-old Ernakulam resident recognized as the eldest to qualify.