What is Digital India ?
Digital India is an ambitious project of the Government of India.
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Its purpose is to make the country digitally empowered in
the field of technology.
It was launched on 1st July 2015.
Table of Contents
- What is Digital India ?
- Aim of digital India
- Core components of digital India
- Objectives of digital India
- Pillars of digital India
- Digital India services and Initiatives
Aim of digital India
The aim of digital India is to provide :
1. Online infrastructure for various government services
2. High speed internet connectivity to rural areas
The government wants that every India is digitally empowered
and all information is digitally available . Digitize India platform offers an
opportunity for Government agencies to transform hard copy data into a digital
format.
Core components of digital India
Digital India has three core components :
1. Development of
secure and stable digital infrastructure
2. Delivery of government services digitally
3. Universal digital literacy
Objectives of digital India
The main objectives of digital India are :
1. To ensure that government services are made available to
Indian citizens electronically.
2. To connect ruler areas with high speed internet networks.
3. To improve India's online infrastructure.
4. To increase interconnectivity in India.
Pillars of digital India
The main pillars of digital India are :
1. Broadband highways
2. Universal access to phones
3. Public internet access programme
4. E governance - reforming government through technology.
5. E Kranti - electronic delivery of services.
6. Information for all
7. Electronic manufacturing - target net zero imports.
8. IT for jobs
9. Early harvest programmes.
Digital India services and Initiatives
Common digital India services and Initiatives are :
1. Digital locker -
to store important documents in digital form
2. E education - providing education through all possible
electronic means .
3. Government portal - ( my gov.in )
4. Attendance.gov.in
( biometric attendance system )
5. E sign framework - online electronic signature service.
6. E Hospital - providing online health services
7. National scholarship portal
8. Swachh Bharat mission mobile app
9. Bharat net