Digital India is a government initiative launched in 2015 to transform India into a digitally empowered society. It has three core components: creating digital infrastructure, delivering services digitally, and increasing digital literacy. The program aims to connect rural areas to high-speed internet, provide public access to the internet through villages and post offices, lay broadband networks along highways, and ensure mobile connectivity nationwide by 2018. It also focuses on e-governance, IT training, manufacturing electronics domestically, and developing BPO sectors in northeastern states. The initiative is led by the Ministry of Electronics and IT and partners with companies like Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm and Facebook.
2. DIGITAL INDIA
Digital India (DI)
Motto "Power To Empower"
Country India
Prime Minister(s) Narendra Modi
Ministry Ministry of Electronics
&
IT
Key people Ravi Shankar
Prasad, P. P.
chaudhary
4. ABOUT DIGITAL INDIA
Digital India is an initiative of
the Government of India to ensure that
government services are made available
to citizens electronically by improving
online infrastructure and by increasing
internet connectivity.
It was launched on 1ST July 2015
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi The
initiative includes plans to
connect rural areas with high-speed
internet networks.
Digital India has three core components
5. The scheme will be monitored and
controlled by the Digital India Advisory
group which will be chaired by the Ministry
of Communications and IT
It will be an inter-Ministerial initiative where
all ministries and departments shall offer
their own services to the
public Healthcare, Education,Judicial servic
es etc.
6. PROJECTS OF DIGITAL
INDIA
1. Manufacturing of electronics: The government
is focusing on zero imports of electronics. In order
to achieve this, the government aims to put up
smart energy meters, micro ATMs, mobile,
consumer and medical electronics.
2. Provide public access to internet: The
government aims to provide internet services to 2.5
lakh villages which comprises of one in every
panchayat by March 2017 and 1.5 lakh post offices
in the next two years.
3. Highways to have broadband
services: Government aims to lay national optical
fibre network in all 2.5 lakh gram
panchayats. Broadband for the rural will be laid by
December 2016.
7. 4. Easy access to mobile connectivity: The
government is taking steps to ensure that by 2018
all villages are covered through mobile connectivity.
The aim is to increase network penetration and
cover gaps in all 44,000 villages.
5. e-Governance: The government aims to
improve processes and delivery of services
through e-Governance with UIDAI, payment
gateway, EDI and mobile platforms. School
certificates, voter ID cards will be provided online.
This aims for a faster examination of data.
6. IT Training for Jobs: The government aims to
train around 1 crore students from small towns and
villages for IT sector by 2020. Setting up of BPO
sectors in North eastern states is also part of the
agenda.
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10. • It is aimed at eliminating the use of physical
documents and enables sharing of verified
electronic documents across government agencies.
• Digital Locker facility will help citizens to
digitally store their important documents like PAN
card, passport, mark sheets and degree certificates.
Areas covered under Digital India
11. MyGov.in:-
MyGov.in is a platform to share
inputs and ideas on matters of policy and
governance.It is a platform for citizen engagement
in governance, through a "Discuss", "Do" and
"Disseminate" approach.
SBM Mobile app:-
Swachh Bharat Mission
(SBM) Mobile app is being used by people and
Government organisations for achieving the goals
of Swachh Bharat Mission.
12. eSign framework:-
eSign framework allows citizens to digitally
sign a document online using aadhaar
authentication.
e-Hospital :-
The eHospital application provides important
services such as online registration, payment
of fees and appointment, online diagnostic
reports, enquiring availability of blood
online etc.