Successful Completion Of 9 Years Of The Digital India Initiative:
The Prime Minister praised the successful completion of 9 years of the Digital India initiative, highlighting its role in enhancing ‘Ease of Living’ and transparency.
- Digital India Initiative launched in 2015 aims to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. It covers various projects from Central Ministries, Departments, and States/UTs.
- Key focus areas include:
- Digital infrastructure
- Governance
- Services on demand
- Digital empowerment of citizens
- The initiative encompasses nine pillars of growth, with the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) as the main coordination agency, along with other ministries and a monitoring committee led by the Prime Minister.
- Digital India focuses strongly on expanding digital infrastructure and access to rural areas through initiatives like BharatNet for internet This helps bridge the technology access gap.
