DIGITAL INDIA

Digital India is a large-scale program projected at 1, 13,000 crores preparing India for digital and knowledge based transformation. The objective of Digital India is to connect India with high speed internet networks and encourage digital literacy. It aims for advancement in e-governance and growth in electronic services, manufacturing, devices and employment opportunities. It is centered on three key areas:

Digital Infrastructure for Every Citizen

• It aims at high speed internet availability to provide services to each citizen. It saves original and unique digital identity for lifelong authenticity of every citizen.


• Bank account and mobile phone to make possible citizens participation in financial and digital space.


• Ensure easily accessible common service centers.


• Sharable private space available to the general public on a public cloud.


• Ensure safe cyber-security.

Governance and Services on Demand

• To ensure service availability from digital platform.


• All citizens’ rights to be available online.


• Digital services for carrying on business easily.


• Cashless electronic transactions.


• Influencing Geospatial Information System.

Digital Empowerment of Citizens

• Provide universal digital literacy


• Accessible digital resources universally


• All government certificates and documents to be available online.


• To make digital services and resources available in Indian languages.

Thus, it is centered on above mentioned three key areas and its sub components to digitally empower the citizens and our country.