{"id":1341,"date":"2026-07-02T11:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/?p=1341"},"modified":"2026-07-08T03:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T03:51:42","slug":"digital-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/digital-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Digital India<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>About<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The \u2018Digital India\u2019 initiative was launched in <strong>2015 <\/strong>to <strong>improve online infrastructure and increase internet accessibility<\/strong> among citizens; thereby, empowering the country to become<strong> more digitally advanced.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims at <strong>ensuring digital services, digital access, digital inclusion, digital empowerment and bridging the digital divide.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The initiative encompasses the following three key objectives:&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Establish a secure and stable digital infrastructure;<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deliver digital services;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ensure that every citizen has access to the Internet.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital India is coordinated by the <strong>Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)<\/strong> with the Ministries and Departments in the Central and State Governments partnering it in their respective domain areas.&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Digital India Corporation, <\/strong>a <strong>not-for-profit Company<\/strong> set up by MeitY, leads and guides in realizing the vision, objectives and goals of the Digital India program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Why in News?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Digital India programme marks 11 years of implementation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group border-list\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India now leads global real-time digital payments, with UPI handling nearly 49% of worldwide transaction volume.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital India About Why in News? 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