Digital India
About
- The ‘Digital India’ initiative was launched in 2015 to improve online infrastructure and increase internet accessibility among citizens; thereby, empowering the country to become more digitally advanced.
- It aims at ensuring digital services, digital access, digital inclusion, digital empowerment and bridging the digital divide.
- The initiative encompasses the following three key objectives:
- Establish a secure and stable digital infrastructure;
- Deliver digital services;
- Ensure that every citizen has access to the Internet.
- Digital India is coordinated by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) with the Ministries and Departments in the Central and State Governments partnering it in their respective domain areas.
- Digital India Corporation, a not-for-profit Company set up by MeitY, leads and guides in realizing the vision, objectives and goals of the Digital India program.
Why in News?
- The Digital India programme marks 11 years of implementation.
Did you know?
- India now leads global real-time digital payments, with UPI handling nearly 49% of worldwide transaction volume.