More Than 90% Schools In 15 States, UTs Do Not Have Internet Facility

In 14 bigger and smaller states and one union territory of the country more than 90% of schools do not have internet facilities. Among the union territories, only 2.98% of schools in the newly formed union territory of Jammu and Kashmir provide internet facilities for students.
In bigger states like Uttar Pradesh, in 97.68% of the government school, students studying in class 6-10, are deprived of internet facility. Among other big states where such anomaly has come to the fore are Karnataka, Odisha, and Bihar where the figures are 3.75%, 8.7% and 3.07%, respectively.

Delhi schools rank first among their counterparts in this parameter. 99.91% schools in the national capital provide internet to students.

The total number of government schools in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh are 1108 and 1288, respectively.

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