Abstract:
The study investigated the effect of ICT on the indicators of Multidimensional
Poverty Index by taking the case of two districts in Uttar Pradesh. It aims to look at
the penetration of technology in urban and rural areas particularly looking at the
availability, accessibility of the ICT resources in the districts. The study was
conducted in the two districts of Uttar Pradesh which are Lucknow and Pilibhit; data
was collected during the month of February-March 2018 using surveys and semistructured interviews.
The study established that the State is struggling for basic infrastructure and
needs policy intervention for the effective operation of the existing policies. There is a
dire need to upgrade the existing infrastructure and utilize the potential of ICTs in
sectors like Education, Health, etc.
The research concluded that the availability, accessibility of ICT resources
would strengthen the delivery of Government schemes. The Multidimensional
Poverty Index indicated that one of the districts is MPI Poor while the other one is not
MPI poor. The indicators reflected the deprivation at household level and also
identified the policies working effectively in rural and urban areas.
