Digital India is a campaign launched by the Government of India to transform the country into a digitally empowered society. It was launched in 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the objective of connecting rural areas with high-speed internet and improving digital literacy. The vision of Digital India focuses on three key areas: digital infrastructure as a utility for citizens, governance and services on demand, and digital empowerment of citizens. Some major initiatives under Digital India include Bharat Net for broadband connectivity, DigiLocker for digital documents, MyGov for citizen engagement, and programs to boost electronics manufacturing and create jobs in the IT sector.

1. DIGITAL
INDIA.
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3. Digital India
Digital India is a campaign launched by the Government of India to ensure that
Government services are made available to citizens electronically by improving online
infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity or by making the country digitally
empowered in the field of technology.

4. It was launched on 2 July 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The initiative
includes plans to connect rural areas with high-speed internet networks. Digital
India consists of three core components. These
include:
The creation of digital infrastructure
Delivery of services digitally
Digital literacy

5. VISION OF DIGITAL INDIA
Centered on 3 Key Areas
• Digital Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen
• Governance & Services on Demand
• Digital Empowerment of Citizens
VISION OF DIGITAL INDIA
Centered on 3 Key Areas :
1.Digital Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen
2.Governance & Services on Demand
3.Digital Empowerment of Citizens

6. VISION AREA 1: INFRASTRUCTURE AS A
UTILITY TO EVERY CITIZEN
• High speed internet as a core utility
• Cradle to grave digital identity -unique, lifelong,
online, authenticable
• Mobile phone & Bank account enabling
participation in digital & financial space
• Easy access to a Common Service Centre
• Shareable private space on a public cloud
• Safe and secure Cyber-space
Vision Area 1: Infrastructure as a Utility
to Every Citizen
1. High speed internet as a core utility
2. Cradle to grave digital identity -unique, lifelong, online, authenticable
3. Mobile phone & Bank account enabling participation in
digital & financial space
4. Easy access to a Common Service Centre
5. Shareable private space on a public cloud
6. Safe and secure Cyber-space

7. • Seamlessly integrated across departments or jurisdictions
• Services available in real time from online &mobile
platform
• All citizen entitlements to be available on the cloud
• Services digitally transformed for improving Ease of Doing
Business
• Making financial transactions electronic & cashless
• Leveraging GIS for decision support systems &
development
Vision Area 2: Governance & Services On
DemandVision Area 2: Governance & Services On
Demand
1. Seamlessly integrated across departments or jurisdictions
2. Services available in real time from online &mobile platform
3. All citizen entitlements to be available on the cloud
4. Services digitally transformed for improving Ease of Doing
Business
5. Making financial transactions electronic & cashless
6. Leveraging GIS for decision support systems & development

8. • Universal Digital Literacy
• Universally accessible digital resources
• All documents/ certificates to be available on cloud
• Availability of digital resources / services in Indian
languages
• Collaborative digital platforms for participative
governance
• Portability of all entitlements through cloud
Vision Area 3: Digital Empowerment of Citizens
Vision Area 3: Digital Empowerment of
Citizens
1. Universal Digital Literacy
2. Universally accessible digital resources
3. All documents/ certificates to be available on cloud
4. Availability of digital resources / services in Indian languages
5. Collaborative digital platforms for participative governance
6. Portability of all entitlements through cloud

9. Project:-
Digital India was launched by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 2 July
2015 - with an objective of connecting rural areas with high-speed Internet
networks and improving digital literacy. The vision of Digital India programme is
inclusive growth in areas of electronic services, products, manufacturing and job
opportunities etc.

10. It is centred on three key areas –
digital infrastructure as a utility to every citizen, governance & services on demand
and digital empowerment of citizens. the government of india entity bharat
broadband network limited which executes the national optical fibre network
project will be the custodian of digital india (di) project. bbnl had ordered united
telecoms limited to connect 250,000 villages through gpon to ensure ftth based
broadband. this will provide the first basic setup to achieve towards digital india
and is expected to be completed by 2017.

11. The government is planning to create 28,000 seats of BPOs in various states and set up at least
one Common Service Centre in each of the gram panchayats in the state.
The 2016 Union budget of India announced 11 technology initiatives including the use data
analytics to nab tax evaders, creating a substantial opportunity for IT companies to build out
the systems that will be required. Digital Literacy mission will cover six crore rural households.
It is planned to connect 550 farmer markets in the country through the use of technology.

12. Pillars:-
The Government of India hopes to achieve growth on multiple fronts with the Digital India
Programme. Specifically, the government aims to target nine 'Pillars of the Digital India' that
they identify as being:
(1) Broadband Highways
(2) Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity
(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
(8) Digital or IT for Jobs
(9) Early Harvest Programmes

13. Services:-
Some of the facilities which will be provided through this initiative are Digital Locker, e-
education, e-health, e-sign and national scholarship portal. As the part of Digital India, Indian
government planned to launch Botnet cleaning centers.

16. DigiLocker:-
Digital Locker facility will help citizens to digitally store their important documents like PAN
card, passport, mark sheets and degree certificates. Digital Locker will provide secure access to
Government issued documents. It uses authenticity services provided by Aadhaar. It is aimed at
eliminating the use of physical documents and enables sharing of verified electronic documents
across government agencies.

17. Attendance.gov.in:-
attendance.gov.in is a website, launched by PM Narendra Modi on 1 July 2015 to keep a record of
the attendance of Government employees on a real-time basis. This initiative started with
implementation of a common Biometric Attendance System (BAS) in the central government
offices located in Delhi.

18. 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.

19. 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.

21. Digital India Week:-
At the launch ceremony of Digital India Week by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi in Delhi on 1 July 2015, top CEOs from India and abroad committed to
invest ₹224.5 lakh crore (US$3.3 trillion) towards this initiative. The CEOs
said the investments would be utilitized towards making smartphones and
internet devices at an affordable price in India which would help generate
jobs in India as well as reduce the cost of importing them from abroad.

23. Silicon Valley:-
Leaders from Silicon Valley, San Jose, California expressed their support for Digital India during
PM Narendra Modi's visit in September 2015. Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, changed his
profile picture in support of Digital India and started a chain on Facebook and promised to
work on WiFi Hotspots in rural area of India. Google committed to provide broadband
connectivity on 500 railway stations in India.

24. Campaign:-
Times Now and ET Now have announced the launch of the second edition of Digital India
Summit & Awards on 22 March 2016.
Performance:-
On 28 December 2015, the Panchkula district of Haryana was awarded for being the top
performing district in the state under the Digital India campaign.

25. There are various initiatives that conduct research on digital India for performance evaluation.
Maximum Governance has conducted study on about 1600 e-governance initiatives in India.
Some o them are :
 India.gov.in
 MyGov.in
 National e-Governance Plan
 Flexible electronics

27. References:-
(1) DNA Webdesk (28 September 2015), Here's what you need to know about the Digital India
initiative, Mumbai: Daily News and Analysis
(2) "Attendance.gov.in - Sarkaari offices will no longer be the same, courtesy Narendra Modi", Daily
News and Analysis, 7 October 2014
(3)https://www.google.co.in/search?q=about+digital+india&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKE
wiOt9KkrYbWAhVJto8KHV3WAP4Q_AUICygC&biw=1600&bih=745#imgrc=rPxGp1FolUAvcM: images of
digital India.
(4) Wikipedia and Google access.

28. THANK YOU