2. INTRODUCTION
• The digital India programme is a flagship programme of the
government of India with a vision to transform India into a
digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
• Its aim is to ensuring the government services are made
available to citizens electronically by reducing paper work.
• This initiative also includes plan to connect rural areas with
high speed internet networks.
• Three core components
- The creation of digital infrastructure.
- Delivering services digitally.
- Digital literacy.

3. MERITS
• Digitally empowered knowledge economy.
• Reducing corruption.
• Hassle – Free (Less Time Consuming).
• Smart way of working.
• E- governance.
• Creation of telecom infrastructure.
• E-business.
• Scope of FDI.
• Positively impact electronics manufacturing
• Increase in job opportunities.

4. DEMERITS
• Unreliable (Hacking).
• Misuse of efficiency of digital communication.
• Lack of talent acquisition (proper training required)
• Takes long time for creation of infrastructure.
• Requires huge investment.
• Hurdles like redtapism, corruption for fetching FDI.
• Lack of Personal Touch.
• Impulsive Messages which are not intended.
• Environmental pollution if electronic waste is not properly
disposed
• Hoax Messages to harm the society.

5. Conclusion:
The programme is favorable due to the following statistics:
• India stands 4th in the world in leveraging digital world
• 250 million people using hand held devices
• Paytm has 20 million active users
• E-Commerce spend to reach $22 billion by end of 2015
• M-Wallets transaction reaching approx INR 70K crores
If the program is implemented, it will change the way the
rural India functions. Also, they will contribute greatly to
the above facts.