Digital addiction named serious public health challenge in Economic Survey 2025-26
The question asked by Dr. Sambit Patra to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology regarding surveys on digital addiction effects on children and government measures to address it.
Dr. Sambit Patra (asked), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (answered)
- IT Act, 2000 and IT Rules, 2021 establish framework for digital well-being
- IT Rules require intermediaries to remove harmful content for children
- DPDP Act, 2023 mandates parental consent for children's data and prohibits tracking/advertising to children
- Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 addresses digital addiction
- 50 OTT Platforms disabled in last two years for obscene content
- Economic Survey 2025-26 mentions digital addiction as public health challenge
- 6,650 awareness workshops conducted covering 11.37 lakh+ participants
- PRAGYATA Guidelines on Digital Education issued by Ministry of Education
- CBSE guidelines on digital etiquette and cyber-security training for teachers
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Parliamentary Q&A
22.07.2026
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Document details
| Official title | Ill Effects of Digital Addiction amongst Children |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred) |
| Reference number | LS Q56 (Session 8) |
| Status | closed (question) |
| Year | 22.0 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |