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Digital literacy (DL) training improves the participants’ digital skills and engagements and achieves desired online benefits and opportunities. However, there remains a gap in understanding whether the acquired skills effectively translate into tangible outcomes. This study explores how digital literacy training programs (DLTPs) serve as solutions to mitigate the impact of the digital divide, particularly among marginalised rural populations. Using the corresponding fields’ model, we explored the internet outcomes achieved post-training, as achieving meaningful outcomes is crucial in the digital age. In-depth interviews of 60 beneficiaries of the PMGDISHA programme, a DLTP run by the Government of India, were conducted, and thematic analysis was performed to identify the internet outcomes based on Helsper’s corresponding fields (2012). The findings demonstrate that training significantly impacts digital …