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44 lakh crore rupees transferred
through DBT, middlemen
removed, leakage of Rs 3.48
lakh crore saved
140 crore Indians. From how we govern, transferred directly to citizens, cutting
to how we learn, transact, and build, out middlemen and saving R3.48 lakh
Digital India is everywhere. crore in leakages.
Schemes like SVAMITVA have issued
BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE 2.4 crore+ property cards and mapped
In 2014, India had around 25 crore 6.47 lakh villages, ending years of
internet connections. Today, that land-related uncertainty.
number has grown to over 97 crores.
Over 42 lakh kilometres of Optical DEMOCRATISING OPPORTUNITY
Fibre Cable equivalent to 11 times the FOR ALL
distance between Earth and the Moon India’s digital economy is empowering
now connects even the most remote MSMEs and small entrepreneurs like
villages. India’s 5G rollout is among never before. ONDC (Open Network for
the fastest in the world, with 4.81 lakh Digital Commerce) is a revolutionary
base stations installed in just two years. platform which opens a new window
High-speed internet now reaches urban of opportunities by providing a seam-
hubs and forward military posts alike less connection with huge market of
including Galwan, Siachen, and Ladakh. buyers and sellers. GeM (Government
India Stack, which is our digital E-Marketplace) enables the common
backbone, has enabled platforms like man to sell goods and services to all
UPI, which now handles 100+ billion arms of the government. This not only
transactions a year. Around half of all empowers the common man with a
real time digital transactions happen in huge market but also saves money for
India. Through Direct Benefit Transfer the Government.
(DBT), over R44 lakh crore has been Imagine this: You apply for a Mudra
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