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- Recently, NSSO carried out a survey to measure the number of people capable of writing computer programs in the country .
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- The National Sample Survey Office, under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation conducted the “multiple indicator survey” from January 2020 to August 2021.
- The survey report was released earlier this month as part of the NSSO’s 78th round.
- Findings:
- It observed that there are more young men and women in South India who can write computer programs using specialised languages, or code, than in other parts of the country
- Specifically, 9.8% of people aged 15-29 in Kerala — the highest in India — were adept at programming, followed by Sikkim (6.8%), Tamil Nadu (6.3%), Karnataka (6.2%), Telangana (5.7%) and Andhra Pradesh (4.2%). The States near the bottom of the table included Bihar (0.5%), Chhattisgarh (0.7%), Assam (0.7%), and Meghalaya (0.2%).
- The reason for the findings can be attributed to high literacy rates, the presence of IT hubs such as Bengaluru and Hyderabad, and the availability of skilled young professionals.
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National Statistical Office
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Source:TH
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