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FLAGSHIP | Digital India Programme

11 Years of the Digital India Programme Digital India is Making Life Easier

A New Era of

Transformation

Driven by

Technology

Today, technology has become an integral part of every citizen’s life. Whether it is social
empowerment, education, skill development, agriculture, healthcare, or transportation and
logistics, digitisation has expanded across all levels of the country over the past decade. Behind
this transformation is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of democratizing technology and
empowering citizens. With this vision, the Digital India Programme, launched on 1 July 2015, has not
only made life easier for citizens but has also driven the rapid growth of the digital economy. On the
occasion of the programme’s 11th anniversary, let us take a look at its progress and achievements.

igital inclusion in India extends beyond mere
devices and data; it has become a bridge for
Dbuilding capabilities, creating opportunities, India’s Digital Public Infrastructure has
and extending development to every village and become a topic of discussion across
town. Since its inception, the Digital India programme
has created an inclusive digital ecosystem in the the globe today. We are moving towards
country by integrating connectivity with skill devel- next-generation digital infrastructure.
opment, platforms, and startups. Digital India has UPI has propelled digital payments
strengthened digital governance, thereby not only im- into the next phase. Today, India has
proving the ease of living but also making it easier to emerged as the world’s fastest nation for
do business. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched
the Digital India programme with the vision of trans- real-time digital payments.
forming India into a digitally empowered society and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
a knowledge economy. The Digital India programme
has crossed numerous milestones and achieved sig-
nificant successes; today, India ranks third globally in India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) now accounts
terms of the digitisation of its economy. A major factor for 49% of the world’s real-time payments. Nine
behind this is India’s robust digital infrastructure. countries are adopting this Indian system. Whether it
Not just the country, but the entire world has is Common Service Centres or the rising demand for
witnessed the ‘trishakti’ of Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, and digital services, this transformation has created new
Mobile. While this has elevated the banking system opportunities for employment and investment. India’s
to a new level, the strength of ‘Digital India’ has also digital economy is expanding continuously; it is esti-
succeeded in plugging leakages in the government mated that by 2029-30, it will contribute an amount
exchequer amounting to over ₹4 lakh crore. Similarly, equivalent to one-fifth of the national income.

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