Digital India is a program launched by the Indian government to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. It has three key areas of focus: digital infrastructure as a utility to every citizen, governance and services on demand, and digital empowerment of citizens. The program involves nine pillars centered around expanding broadband connectivity, digital services, e-governance, and developing digital skills to achieve goals such as net zero imports of technology devices by 2020. Implementation faces challenges of human resources, finances, and coordination across departments but aims to benefit the social and economic growth of India.

1. A programme to transform India into a digitally
empowered society and knowledge economy

2. KUMAR GAURAV
Gandhi institute of engineering and technology
Gunupur

3.  Digital India is a Programme to prepare India for a knowledge future.
 The focus is on being transformative – to realize IT + IT = IT
 The focus is on making technology central to enabling change.
 It is an Umbrella Programme – covering many departments.
 The Programme
 The common branding of programmes as Digital India highlights their
transformative impact.

4. Centered on 3 Key Areas
 Digital Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen
 Governance & Services on Demand
 Digital Empowerment of Citizens

5. 1. Broadband Highways
2. Universal Access to Phones
3. Public Internet Access Programme
4. E-Governance – Reforming government through Technology
5. eKranti – Electronic delivery of services
6. Information for All
7. Electronics Manufacturing – Target NET ZERO Imports
8. IT for Jobs
9. Early Harvest Programmes

6.  Broadband networks that will span India's cities, towns and 250,000 villages by end of
2016, along with a system of networks and data centers called the National
Information Infrastructure.
 Mobile broadband use has exploded, currently standing at 85 million users, driven by
apps like Facebook and WhatsApp, and the sharing of images and videos.
 This project needs content and service partnerships with telecom companies and other
firms, with new entrepreneurs.

7.  This focuses on mobile network penetration, with a plan to fill the gaps in
connectivity in India by 2018.
 An intense shortage of spectrum
 Digital India needs more spectrum.

8.  This aims to increase the number of government-run facilities (Common Service
Centres or CSC) that provide digital services to citizens, especially in remote or
rural areas with low connectivity.
 The objective is to increase the 140,000 facilities to 250,000, or one in nearly every
village. It also aims to convert 150,000 post offices into multi-service centres.

9.  Government Business Process Re-engineering using IT to improve
transaction
 Electronic Databases
 Workflow automation
 Public Grievance Redressal
 To be implemented across government - critical for transformation.

10.  e-Kranti comprises 41 large e-governance initiatives, called “Mission Mode
Projects".
 They span e-education (all schools to get broadband and free wi-fi, as well as
MOOCs - Massive Online Open Courses), e-Healthcare and technology for
farming, security, financial inclusion, justice, planning and cyber-security.

11.  Online Hosting of Information & documents .
 Government pro-actively engages through social media and web based platforms
to inform citizens.
 Online messaging to citizens on special occasions/programs.
 Largely utilise existing infrastructure – limited additional resources needed.

12. Pillar 7. Electronics
Manufacturing
 Target NET ZERO Imports is a striking demonstration of intent.
 The plan includes incentives for big chip fabrication as well for mobile and set-top
box manufacturers, and clusters and incubators for start-ups.
 India exports nearly $100bn worth of technology and business process services.

13.  This is a project to train 10 million students from smaller towns and villages for IT sector jobs
over five years.
 The challenge here is not just the numbers, but quality.
 Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) locations in every north-eastern state .
 Most firms are forced to invest a great deal into their own training for "fresher" recruits.

14.  These are the low-hanging fruit, and the projects already under way.
 The challenge remains usage.
 Most experts see this as a huge risk.

15.  Overall Costs of Digital India
~ Rs 100,000 Cr in ongoing schemes.
~ Rs 13,000 Cr for new schemes & activities.
 Impact of Digital India by 2019
 Broadband in 2.5 lakh villages, universal phone connectivity
 Net Zero Imports by 2020
 400,000 Public Internet Access Points
 Wi-fi in 2.5 lakh schools, all universities; Public wi-fi hotspots for
citizens
 Digital Inclusion: 1.7 Cr trained for IT, Telecom and Electronics Jobs
 Job creation: Direct 1.7 Cr. and Indirect at least 8.5 Cr.
 e-Governance & eServices: Across government
 India to be leader in IT use in services – health, education, banking
 Digitally empowered citizens – public cloud, internet access

16.  Program on this scale never conceived
 Each Pillar/program has own challenges
 Human Resource Issues
 Financial Resource Issues
 Coordination Issues

18.  Participate in this Digital Drive.
 Do your part to transform India into a digitally empowered society.
 Digital India Initiatives would provide the much-needed impetus to the economic
growth - given its focus on key social and industry sectors.
 To sum-up Digital India is no longer an initiative by the government, it has
evolved into a revolution, a movement.