This document is a tutorial assignment for a college course on public policy in India. It discusses the Digital India initiative and program. The key points are:
- Digital India was launched in 2015 with a vision to digitally empower citizens by making government services electronically available.
- It aims to reduce paperwork and ease services like healthcare through digital systems.
- The program coordinates various digital infrastructure and services like Digi Locker, WiFi hotspots, and electronic manufacturing.
- Major challenges include expanding internet access across rural areas and protecting against cyber attacks as digital usage grows.
1. KHUDIRAM BOSE CENTRAL COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
TUTORIAL ASSIGNMENT
NAME: MONIKA
SEMESTER: VI
CU ROLL NO: 192222-11-0118
CU REGISTRATION NO: 222-1211-0140-19
COLLEGE ROLL NO-419
EMAIL ID- monika2120k@gmail.com
PHONE NO- 9588011677
COURSE: DSE A3 PUBLIC POLICY IN INDIA
TOPIC: DIGITAL INDIA
MENTOR: PROF.SHILPA NANDY
2. INTRODUCTION
Digital India initiative has been launched on July 1,
2015 with a vision to digitally empower each and
every citizen of the country.
It aims at ensuring the government services are
made available to citizens electronically by reducing
paperwork.
It is coordinated by Deity(Department Electronics
and IT) and is implemented by
the government.
Prime Minister is the Chairman on monitoring
committee.
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BENEFITS OF DIGITAL INDIA CAMPAIGN
It makes possible the implementation of digital locker system which in turn
reduces paper work by minimizing the usage of physical documents as well
as enabling e-sharing through registered repositories.
It may ease the important health care services through e-Hospital system
such as online registration, taking doctor appointments, fee payment, online
diagnostic tests, blood check-up, etc.
It is a big platform which facilitates an efficient delivery of government or
private services all over the country to its citizens.
5. Some of the facilities provided under the initiative of Digital
India are as follows:
Digi Locker
Mygov.IN
Esign Framework
Swach Bharat Mission Mobile App
National Scholarship Portal
WI-FI Hotspot
Digitize India Platform
Electronics Development Fund
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6. IMPORTANCE OF DIGITAL INDIA
Digital India campaign launched to make various
government services electronically available to the
masses.
The government plans to achieve this by strengthening
the infrastructure for internet connectivity in rural and
urban areas of country.
It is to integrate all the government departments on the
digital platform to provide services.
It seeks to strengthen the infrastructure as well as
digitally empower the citizens.
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7. Digital india encompass key vision areas of:
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Digital
infrastructure
as a core utility
to every citizen.
Governanace
and services on
demand
Digital
empowerment
of citizens
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8. The focus is to bring transformation to realise
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IT + IT = IT
INDIA TALENT
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
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9. 9 PILLARSOF DIGITALINDIA
Universal Access
to Mobile
Connectivity
E-Governance: To
Reform the
Government via
Technology
Electronics
Manufacturing
Public Internet
Access Program
E-Kranti IT for Jobs
Broadband
Highways
Information for All
Early Harvest
Programs
10. MAJOR CHALLENGES
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● Many people in rural areas have no Internet connection . Only 15% of the
households can access the Internet, and few people can access mobile broadband.
● India's growing economy and digital push have caught the attention of hackers
and an increasing wave of cyber attacks could soon badly impact the country.
● The biggest challenge faced by „Digital India‟ is the slow and delayed
infrastructure development.
● For digital technology to be accessible to every citizen, significant efforts are
needed to customize apps and services to cater to local needs
11. CONCLUSION
A digitally connected India can help in improving social and
economic condition of people through development of non-
agricultural economic activities apart from providing access
to education, health and financial services. However, it is
important to note that ICT (Information and
Communications Technology) alone cannot directly lead to
overall development of the nation. The overall growth and
development can be realized through supporting and
enhancing elements such as literacy, basic infrastructure,
overall business environment, regulatory environment, etc.