Nandurbar district is one of the 112 aspirational districts by NITI Ayog for its peculiar developmental problems. As per the 2011 census,  the literacy rate of the district is 64.4 per cent, which is comparatively lower than the state’s (82.3 per cent). The Growth Rate of the district is 25.7. Scheduled Tribes (STs) account for 63% of the total population of the district. The specific geographical terrain of the area makes them more vulnerable to weak network and internet coverage. For example, one of the villages, Sawarya Digar, is water-locked from three sides by the backwaters of Narmada. No mobile network reaches them, so they have to travel 27 km by boat, on foot, by jeep, and by bus to get to the closest point with 5 g internet. They spend around Rs. 200 for a trip to access the internet, recharge for 1 GB, download all the information they want and get back to their villages. There are villages that have network coverage in certain spots, but the connection is weak; as a consequence of a weak network, digital literacy is subsequently low, and online fraud is very high. Ashram schools, the residential tribal schools (since many villages are far apart from each other), do not have any digital equipment or internet. The villages speak Pawri, a tribal language with its own script. The region is mainly agrarian, with a rich collection of indigenous seed varieties.