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Flagship 8 Years of Digital India

Information Technology + Indian Talent = India Tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi once said, "When I say IT+IT, I say it with confidence
that information technology + Indian talent = India tomorrow; this is the power of
IT+IT." The mantra of these words is also visible in the figures.
With
136 crore Aadhaar World's largest crore digital documents
digital identity programme
Deposited in DigiLocker Over
16 crore users can access
1,91,069 gram panchayats are 562 and share their authenticated
Over
digital documents online
connected with optical fibre.
anytime, anywhere.
n With over 83 million internet users, India is the world's of over 7.25 crore land parcels and the distribution of
largest democracy. over 1.25 crore ownership cards.
n The Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan is n In 2014, the country had only two mobile manufacturing
one of the world's largest digital literacy campaigns. It plants. India is now the world's second-largest mobile
has received over seven crore registrations. More than manufacturing country.
4.3 lakh training centres and 4.5 crore students received
n Government procurement has become more
certificates.
transparent, with orders totaling Rs 4.23 lakh crore placed
n UPI digital transactions worth over Rs 309.7 lakh crore on the government's e-marketplace (GeM). There are
have taken place so far. There were 26 lakh transactions over 31 lakh products and 63 lakh sellers connected.
in 2014, which reached 7400 crore in 2022. UPI is used by
n Approximately 6 crore certificates have been issued
over 410 banks.
through e-Jeevan Pramaan since 2014.
n The world's largest direct benefit programme (DBT), with
n More than 1.75 crore farmers have registered on the
Rs 29.40 lakh crore in transfers. It includes more than 300
e-NAM platform, which was launched with the idea of
schemes from 52 ministries. Savings of over Rs 2.7 lakh
creating a single market in the country.
crore with DBT.
n 5.23 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs) have been
n The PM Swamitva Yojana has resulted in the digitization
started, which provide services as well as employment.
youth and students are launching digital ventures. government procurement has increased.
In 2014, the number of startups increased from a Along with physical connectivity, the country
few hundred to nearly one lakh. India now has the now prioritises digital connectivity. Even the
world's third-largest startup ecosystem. world's developed countries are surprised by the
India is one of the countries with the highest digital systems that India has developed in recent
usage of internet data. Rural areas have a higher years. India developed 5G technology, which has
proportion of Internet users than urban areas. As opened up new possibilities in this field. Digital
a result, people now have access to a whole new India has given radio new ideas and new listeners,
world of information, resources, and opportunities. while the DTH platform DD Free Dish reaches over
The youth earn money while living in the village by 4.30 crore homes. Through Free Dish, a segment
utilising digital technology. Our fishing community of society that has been weak and deprived
get accurate weather information on time due for decades now has access to education and
to technology. Small entrepreneurs can now sell entertainment.
their products anywhere due to technology, and
they can also get help from the Government-e- So that the Amrit generation is digitally literate.
Marketplace, or GeM. As a result, transparency in The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 makes

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