DIGITAL INDIA

Digital India
A programme to transform India into a digitally
empowered society and knowledge economy
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Introduction
• Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi programme
on July 1, 2015.
• It weaves together a large number of ideas and thoughts
into a single, comprehensive vision so that each of them
is seen as part of a larger goal.
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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

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Key Aspects of Vision Areas

• High speed internet across the country
• Aadhar card linked with mobile to create a unique
identity.
• Common Service Centres in villages for payment of
taxes, basic internet courses, internet banking, other
Govt, financial, social services.
• Digital Locker for securely storing important documents
for all citizens
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Contd…
• ‘secure your pc’ portal for guidelines and measures for
users against risks and threats.
• Text books will be available in the form of e-books
which can be downloaded on laptops.
• Ease of applying and getting licences, registering
property, trading across borders, enforcing contracts,
resolving insolvency and other clearances etc
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Nine Pillars of Digital India

Electronics Manufacturing

4. E-Governance – 7. Electronics
1. Broadband Reforming government Manufacturing –
Highways through Technology Target NET ZERO Imports

5. eKranti –
2. Universal Access Electronic delivery of 8. IT for Jobs
to Phones services

3. Public Internet 9. Early Harvest

6. Information for All
Access Programme Programmes
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Pillar 1. Broadband Highways

Broadband for all • Coverage: 250,000 GP
Rural • Timeline: December 2016

• Virtual Network Operators for service delivery.

Broadband for all
• Mandate communication infrastructure in new urban
Urban development and buildings.

National Information • Coverage: Nationwide

Infrastructure • Timeline: March 2017
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Pillar 2. Universal Access to Mobile connectivity

• Coverage: Remaining
Universal Access to uncovered villages (~ 42,300
mobile villages)
connectivity
• Timeline: FY 2014-18
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Pillar 3. Public Internet Access Programme – National Rural Internet Mission

CSCs – • Coverage: 2,50,000 villages (now

made viable, multi- 130,000)
functional end-points • Timeline: 3 Years - March 2017
for service delivery

Post Offices • Coverage: 1,50,000 Post Offices

• Timeline: 2 Years
to become
Multi-Service Centres
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Pillar 4. e-Governance: Reforming Government through Technology

Online
applications
and trackin

Electronic
Databases

Form
simplification,
reduction
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Pillar 5. eKranti - Electronic Delivery of Services

Technology
for financial
Technology inclusion
for
Education Technology for Technology
e- Healthcare for farmers

Technology
for Technology
planning Technology for Justice
for security
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Pillar 6. Information for All

 Online Hosting of Information & documents
 Citizens have open, easy access to information
 Open data platform

 Government pro-actively engages through social media and web

based platforms to inform citizens
 MyGov.in
 2-way communication between citizens and government

 Online messaging to citizens on special occasions/programs

 Largely utilise existing infrastructure – limited additional resources

needed
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Pillar 7. Electronics Manufacturing

Skill
R&D in
Development
electronics

Target net Zero

Government imports by 2020
procurement
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Pillar 8. IT for Jobs

Train people in smaller • Coverage: 1 Crore students
towns & villages for IT sector • Timeline: 5 years
jobs

• Scope: Setting up of BPO per NE

IT/ITES in NE State
• Coverage: NE States

Train Service Delivery Agents to • Coverage: 3,00,000

run viable businesses delivering • Timeline: 2 Years
IT services

Telecom service providers to • Coverage: 5,00,000

train rural workforce to cater • Timeline: 5 Years
to their own needs
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Pillar 9. Early Harvest Programmes

• Coverage: Elected representatives, All Govt employees

IT platform for messages • Mass Messaging Application developed

• Basket of e-Greetings templates available

Government Greetings • Crowd sourcing of e-Greetings thru MyGov
to be e-Greetings • e-Greetings Portal ready by 14 August 2014

• Coverage: All Central Govt. Offices in Delhi

• Operational in DeitY & Initiated in Urban Development
Biometric attendance • On-boarding started in other depts
• Procurement of devices – tender issued
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Pillar 9. Early Harvest Programmes

Wi-fi in All Universities • Approval - Oct 2014 Implementation done

by Dec 2015

• Email to be primary mode of communication

Secure email within
government

Standardize government email

• Standardised templates under preparation
design
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Pillar 9. Early Harvest Programmes

Public wifi
School hotspots
books to
be ebooks
SMS based
weather
National information
portal for , disaster
lost & alerts
found
children
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Institutional Mechanisms at National Level

Monitoring Committee on Digital India

Digital India Advisory Apex Committee

Group
(Chaired by Cab Sec.)
(Chaired by Minister CIT)

CIO
DeitY Line Ministries

State Governments / UTs

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Major Achievements

• MyGov Platform
• Jeevan Pramaan
• e-Greetings Portal
• eBooks Platform (eBasta)
• Digital Locker System
• e-Sign
• e-Hospital
• National Scholarships Portal
• Digitize India Platform
• Rural BPO Scheme
• Upsurge in Make-in-India in Electronics
• DISHA (Digital Saksharta Abhiyan)
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