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    Digital India is a program launched in 2014 by Prime Minister Modi to transform India into a digitally empowered society. The goal is to increase electronic access to government services and bridge the digital divide. It will connect rural areas with high-speed internet and provide digital identity, banking, education and health services to citizens. The program aims to improve governance, make services accessible online and on mobile, and ensure universal digital literacy across India by 2018. It combines many existing initiatives under a single umbrella to realize the vision of digital empowerment and an inclusive knowledge economy.

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    Digital India is a program launched in 2014 by Prime Minister Modi to transform India into a digitally empowered society. The goal is to increase electronic access to government services and bridge the digital divide. It will connect rural areas with high-speed internet and provide digital identity, banking, education and health services to citizens. The program aims to improve governance, make services accessible online and on mobile, and ensure universal digital literacy across India by 2018. It combines many existing initiatives under a single umbrella to realize the vision of digital empowerment and an inclusive knowledge economy.

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    Digital India is a program launched in 2014 by Prime Minister Modi to transform India into a digitally empowered society. The goal is to increase electronic access to government services and bridge the digital divide. It will connect rural areas with high-speed internet and provide digital identity, banking, education and health services to citizens. The program aims to improve governance, make services accessible online and on mobile, and ensure universal digital literacy across India by 2018. It combines many existing initiatives under a single umbrella to realize the vision of digital empowerment and an inclusive knowledge economy.

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    Digital India

    Digital India is a programme to transform India into digital empowered society and knowledge
    economy. Even though India is known as a powerhouse of software, the availability of electronics
    government services to citizens is still comparatively low. So this programme has been started by our
    prime minister Sri Narendra Modi on August 7,2014 to sensitize all ministries to this vast programme
    touching every corner of the government .This programme has been envisaged by Department of
    Electronics and Information Technology . The National e-Governance Plan approved in 2006 has
    made a steady progress through Mission Mode Projects and Core ICT Infrastructure, but greater
    thrust is required to ensure effective progress in electronics manufacturing and e-Governance in the
    country.

    The Digital India vision provides the intensified impetus for further momentum and progress for this
    initiative and this would promote inclusive growth that covers electronic services, products, devices,
    manufacturing and job opportunities. India in the 21st Century must strive to meet the aspirations of
    its citizens where government and its services reach the doorsteps of citizens and contribute towards
    a long-lasting positive impact.

    AIM OF DIGITAL INDIA PROGRAMME

    The vision of Digital India aims to transform the country into a digitally empowered society and
    knowledge economy. The programme will be implemented in phases from the current year till 2018.
    The Digital India is transformational in nature and would ensure that Government services are
    available to citizens electronically. It would also bring in public accountability through mandated
    delivery of governments services electronically. A Unique ID e-Pramaan based on authentic and
    standard based interoperable and integrated government applications and data basis. The vision
    areas of Digital India are of follows....

    Infrastructure as Utility to Every Citizen

    High speed internet as a core utility shall be made available in all Gram Panchayats. Cradle to grave
    digital identity –unique, lifelong, online and authenticable. Mobile phone and Bank account would
    enable participation in digital and financial space at individual level. Easy access to a common service
    centre within their locality. Shareable private space on a public cloud.

    Safe and secure Cyber-space in the country.

    Governance and services on Demand

    Seamlessly integrated across departments or jurisdictions to prove easy and a single window access
    to all persons. Government services available in real time from online and mobile platforms. All citizen
    entitlements to be available on the Cloud to ensure easy access. Government services digitally
    transforms for improving easy of doing business. Making financial transactions above a threshold,
    electronics and cashless. Leveraging GIS for decision support systems and development.

    Digital Empowerment of Citizens

    Universal digital literacy. All digital resources universally accessible. All Government
    documents/certificates to be available on the available on the Cloud. Availability of digital
    resources/services in Indian languages. Collaborative digital platforms for participative governance.
    Portability of all entitlements for individuals through the Cloud

    SCOPE OF DIGITAL INDIA

    The overall scope of this programme is: To prepare India for a knowledge future. On being
    transformative that is to realize IT (Indian Talent) + IT (Information Technology)=IT (India Tomorrow).
    Making technology central to enabling change. On being an Umbrella Programme-covering many
    departments.

    CONCLUSION

    The Digital India Programme will pull together many existing schemes which would be restructured
    and re-focused and implemented in a synchronized manner. The common branding of the
    programmes as Digital India highlights their transformative impact.

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