Recently, the Ministry of Education has released this report for the first time in India.
The study was focused on children in rural communities between the age of 6 to 16 years.
It was highlighting the Prevalence of Smartphone Usage among students.
It was based on a survey conducted by the Development Intelligence Unit (DIU), a collaboration between NGO Transform Rural India and Sambodhi Research and Communications.
According to the survey, one-fourth of male children dropped out of school during primary schooling.
The dropout rate at this stage was higher for female children at nearly 35 per cent.
Major findings
49.3% have access to smartphones.
In contrast, only 34% of students use smartphones for study-related downloads.
Students in higher classes (Class VIII and above) have greater access to smartphones (58.32%).
78% of parents aspire for their children to attain graduation-level education or above.