Digital India

   India is a developing nation. The government is trying to implement a series of initiatives in the growing Society. On of the initiative that the Union Government started is the Digital India.

What is Digital India ? 

• Union Government under Narendra Modi approved the e-governance initiative named Digital India Project
• The project is an initiative to ensure that all government services are available online to the citizens.
• By implementing the new online initiative, it helps the citizens to get the updated data and communication technology inventions
• This should be implemented all the villages and in Urban areas

Early Effort

• The program is a new version of an already existing project named National E-Governance plan
• Later the project is restructure
• Many companies like Silicon Company, Microsoft shows interest in the Central Governed project
• Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited PM recently and promised in bringing internet access tot all the villages and assure providing affordable and universal online sevices

Functions and Estimate

• Digital India Advisory group will be formed under the Ministry of Communication and IT
• An estimate of one lakh rupees is the total cost of the project
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed the project and will be complete by 2019

Areas Of Vision

    Digital India aiming three areas which is going to transforms India into a digitally empowered Society and Knowledge economy

1. Digital Infrastructure as a core utility to every citizen
2. Governance and Services on Demand
3. Digital Empowerment of Citizens

1. Digital Infrastructure as a core utility to every citizen

• Availability of high speed internet as a core utility for delivery of services to citizens
• Cradle to grave digital identity that is unique, lifelong, online and authenticable to every citizen
• Mobile phone & bank account enabling citizen participation in digital & financial space
• Easy access to a Common Service Centre
• Shareable private space on a public cloud
• Safe and secure cyber-space

2. Governance and Service on demand

• Seamlessly integrated services across departments or jurisdictions
• Availability of services in real time from online & mobile platforms
• All citizen entitlements to be portable and available on the cloud
• Digitally transformed services for improving ease of doing business
• Making financial transactions electronic & cashless
• Leveraging Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) for decision support systems & development

3. Digital Empowerment of Citizens

• Universal digital literacy.Universally accessible digital resources
• Availability of digital resources / services in Indian languages
• Collaborative digital platforms for participative governance
• Citizens not required to physically submit Govt. documents / certificates