Creating One Trillion Dollar Digital Economy

in India
June 17, 2017

Digital India being one of the most important programmes of the Government of
India. The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) recently
organized a high-level consultation with the industry leaders from IT and ITeS
sector with focus on digital financial services and e-commerce.

The consultation was conducted for developing the roadmap for One Trillion
Dollar Digital Economy in India. The meeting was chaired by Ravi Shankar
Prasad, Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology.

The IT industry was represented by leading corporate houses and industry

associations like Infosys, IBM, Wipro, Google, Microsoft, Mahindra Tech, Intel
Corporation, Panasonic India, NIIT, Quickheal, Practo, Hike, Lava International
Ltd, Cyient Ltd, IVCA, NPCI, NASSCOM, IAMAI et al.

During the meeting, MeitY shared the following projections towards the Trillion
Dollar Digital Economy, as envisaged by the Government of India:

Item 2016-17 2024-25

IT/ITeS $ 160 Bn $ 350 Bn (12-14% CAGR)

Electronics $ 100 Bn $ 300 Bn (16-23% CAGR)

Telecom $ 80 Bn $ 150 Bn (10% CAGR)

E-Commerce $ 30 Bn $ 150 Bn (36% CAGR)

Digital Payments $ 3 Bn $ 50 Bn

Cyber Secutiry $ 18 Bn $ 35 Bn

IoT $ 6 Bn $ 20 Bn

Sharing Economy $ 1 Bn $ 30 Bn

Digital Skilling $ 15 Bn $ 30 Bn

Total $ 413 Billion $ 1.115 Trillion

It was also projected that the Digital Economy will generate 30 million
employment by 2024-25, which is double than the current scenario.

Electronics, Telecom and IT/ITeS sector would be the top three contributors with
8.9 million, 8.8 million and 6.5 million of jobs respectively, followed by e-
commerce with 6 million, cyber security with 2.5 million, sharing economy with
2.3 million, CSCs with 2 million and start-ups and IoT with 0.5 million jobs in
each sector.

E-commerce is set to grow 19-fold in generating employment, followed by 500%

each in start-ups and IoT sector.

As a way forward, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has

proposed the following:

Accelerated broadband connectivity to rural areas

Policy Initiatives to create Government / Private demand in various sectors
including Health, Agriculture, Education, Security, Energy, Smart Cities,
Tourism, etc.
Model for pilot implementation in various sectors to demonstrate productivity
gains/quality improvements.
Dispute resolution mechanism for PPP models
 Promoting Emerging Technology Areas in collaboration with industry
Provide policy framework for emerging technologies
Right Skill and Skill
Incentivize
Competency Building-CoEs
Strengthening legal framework
Legal framework for Data Security
Building on momentum in electronics manufacturing
Electronics Policy v2.0
Attracting investments in Data Centers/Cloud
Expand BPO/BPM industry leveraging Human Resource potential in tier 2-tier
3 cities
Promoting Software Product Industry
Strengthening Cyber security
Preference to domestic cyber security products
Leveraging crowd sourcing for innovative solutions

The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has identified Digital

Payments, Make in India, Start-Up India, Skill India, 100 Smart Cities, 50 Metro
Projects and Swachh Bharat to be the key drivers of the Digital Economy.

MeitY also earmarked the following emerging technology areas:

-Data Center/ Cloud

-Shared Economy
-Space technologies/ GIS
-Robotics/ Machine Learning/ Industry 4.0
-Augmented Reality/ Immersive Technologies
-3-D Printing
-IoT/ Sensors
-Big Data/ Business Analytics/ Data Mining
-Cyber Security/ Blockchain
-Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Technologies
-Electric Vehicles
-Drones/ Autonomous Vehicles
-Natural User Interphases (Language/ Touch/ Gestures Enabled)/ Localization
of Content

The Government of India has already partnered with the industry in designing
and developing certain services and platforms like MyGov, Digital Locker, e-Sign,
Cloud Services, Government e-Marketplace, e-National Agricultural Market etc.

With more than 108 crore mobile phone user, 114 crore Aadhaar accounts,
around 1 lakh digitally connected gram panchayats and rapidly growing
ecosystem for Digital Payments, India is very well poised to march towards a One
Trillion Dollar Digital Economy which will not only create employment
opportunities for the youth, but also will pave way for exciting business avenues
in the ICT and related sector.

The industry leaders welcome the present initiative of the government and
asserted that an effective partnership between government and the private sector
is the key for creating One Trillion $ Digital Economy in India. Better dispute
resolution mechanisms for PPP projects, promoting emerging technologies like
cloud, big data, GIS, AI etc through industry collaboration, strengthening the
legal framework for data security were some of the key areas where government
need to take reform measures for implementing the roadmap.

Minister also announced that the Government will come out with new electronic
and software product policy and a framework for data security and protection
policy. Additionally, a GST Cell would be set up in the Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology.

There is no threat of job losses in the IT Sector. The Government as well as the
industry remain upbeat about the IT Sector, as over 6 lakhs of IT jobs were
created in last 3 years.
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Digital India Programme (1.5 MB) - PDF file that opens in a new window
aims to transform India into digital empowered society and knowledge economy.
This is a follow up to the key decisions taken on the design of the programme
during the meeting of the Prime Minister - External website that opens in a
new window on Digital India Programme (1.5 MB) - PDF file that opens in a
new window on August 7, 2014, and to sensitize all ministries to this vast
programme touching every corner of the government. This programme has been
envisaged by Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY).

Digital India Programme (1.5 MB) - PDF file that opens in a new window
will be implemented in phases from the current year till 2018. It is
transformational in nature and would ensure that Government services are
available to citizens electronically. It would also bring in public accountability
through mandated delivery of government's services electronically.

The source of funding for most of the e-Governance projects at present is

through budgetary provisions of respective Ministries/ Departments in the
Central or State governments. Requirements of funds for individual project(s) for
Digital India (1.5 MB) - PDF file that opens in a new window will be
worked out by respective Nodal Ministries/ Departments.

The vision areas of Digital India

1. Infrastructure as Utility to Every Citizen

2. Governance and Services on Demand
3. Digital Empowerment of Citizens

Infrastructure as Utility to Every Citizen

High speed internet as a core utility shall be made available in all Gram
Panchayats.
Cradle to grave digital identity - unique, lifelong, online and authenticable.
Mobile phone and Bank account would enable participation in digital and
financial space at individual level.
Easy access to a Common Service Centre within their locality.
Shareable private space on a public Cloud.
Safe and secure Cyber-space in the country.

Governance and Services on Demand

 Seamlessly integrated across departments or jurisdictions to provide easy
and a single window access to all persons.
Government services available in real time from online and mobile
platforms.
All citizen entitlements to be available on the Cloud to ensure easy access.
Government services digitally transformed for improving Ease of Doing
Business.
Making financial transactions above a threshold, electronic and cashless.
Leveraging GIS for decision support systems and development.

Digital Empowerment of Citizens

Universal digital literacy.

All digital resources universally accessible.
All Government documents/ certificates to be available on the Cloud.
Availability of digital resources / services in Indian languages.
Collaborative digital platforms for participative governance.
Portability of all entitlements for individuals through the Cloud.

Scope of Digital India

The overall scope of this programme is:

To prepare India for a knowledge future.

On being transformative that is to realize IT (Indian Talent) +
IT(Information Technology) = IT (India Tomorrow)
Making technology central to enabling change.
On being an Umbrella Programme - covering many departments

The programme (1.5 MB) - PDF file that opens in a new window
weaves together a large number of ideas and thoughts into a single,
 comprehensive vision, so that each of them is seen as part of a larger
goal. Each individual element stands on its own, but is also part of the
larger picture. The weaving together makes the Mission transformative in
totality.

The Digital India Programme will pull together many existing schemes
which would be restructured and re-focused and implemented in a
synchronized manner. The common branding of the programmes as Digital
India, highlights their transformative impact.

nine pillars of Digital India programme

Broadband Highways,
Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity,
Public Internet Access Programme,
e-Governance: Reforming Government through Technology,
e-Kranti - Electronic Delivery of Services,
Information for all,
Electronics Manufacturing,
IT for Jobs
Early Harvest Programmes

Approach and Methodology

Ministries / Departments / States would fully leverage the Common and Support ICT
Infrastructure established by the Government of India.
The existing/ ongoing e-Governance initiatives would be revamped to align them with the
principles of Digital India. Scope enhancement, Process Reengineering, use of integrated &
interoperable systems and deployment of emerging technologies like Cloud & mobile would
be undertaken to enhance delivery of Government services to citizens.
States would be given flexibility to identify for inclusion additional state -specific projects,
which are relevant to their socio-economic needs.
 e-Governance would be promoted through a centralised initiative to the extent necessary,
to ensure citizen centric service orientation.
Successes would be identified and their replication promoted proactively.
Public Private Partnerships would be preferred wherever feasible.
Adoption of Unique ID would be promoted to facilitate identification, authentication a nd
delivery of benefits.
Restructuring of NIC would be undertaken to strengthen the IT support to all government
departments at the Centre and State levels.
The positions of Chief Information Officers (CIO) would be created in at least 10 key
ministries so that various e-Governance projects could be designed, developed and
implemented faster.
DeitY would create necessary senior positions within the department for managing the
programme.
Central Ministries / Departments and State Governments would have the overall
responsibility for implementation of various Mission Mode and other projects under this
Programme. Considering the need for overall aggregation and integration at the national
level, it is considered appropriate to implement Digital India as a programme with well
defined roles and responsibilities of each agency involved.

Program Management Structure

A programme management structure would be established for monitoring

implementation. Key components of the management structure would consist of
the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for according approval to
projects, a Monitoring Committee headed by the Prime Minister - External
website that opens in a new window, a Digital India Advisory Group chaired
by the Minister of Communications and IT, an Apex Committee chaired by the
Cabinet Secretary and the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) / Committee on
Non Plan Expenditure (CNE).
Background : Digital India Programme

Even though India is known as a powerhouse of software, the availability of

electronic government services to citizens is still comparatively low. The National
e-Governance Plan approved in 2006 has made a steady progress through
Mission Mode Projects and Core ICT Infrastructure, but greater thrust is required
to ensure effective progress in electronics manufacturing and e-Governance in
the country. The Digital India (1.5 MB) - PDF file that opens in a new
window vision provides the intensified impetus for further momentum and
progress for this initiative and this would promote inclusive growth that covers
electronic services, products, devices, manufacturing and job opportunities.
India in the 21st Century must strive to meet the aspirations of its citizens
where government and its services reach the doorsteps of citizens and contribute
towards a long-lasting positive impact. The Digital India Programme (1.5 MB) -
PDF file that opens in a new window aims to transform India into a
digitally empowered society and knowledge economy by leveraging IT as a
growth engine of new India.

Related Links

Download Digital India Presentation - External Website that opens in a

new window
Ministry of Communications and IT
National e-Governance Plan
Online services for citizens
. Digital India
On August 21, 2014, the Digital India campaign was launched. The idea is to change
India into an electronically empowered economy. According to this programme, the
Government of India wants all Government departments and the people of India to
connect with each other digitally or electronically, so that there is effective governance. It
also aims at reducing paperwork by making all the Government services available to the
people electronically. There is also a plan to connect all villages and rural areas through
internet networks.
There are three major components of Digital India: Digital infrastructure, digital literacy
and digital delivery of services. The Government plans to complete this project in five
years. That is, by 2019, the Digital India project is expected to be fully functional.
DIGITAL PAYMENTS

NITI Aayog leads initiative to convert 100% Government Citizen Transactions to the digital
platform

In a transformative attempt to weed out black money and corruption from public life, the
Government of India has constituted a Committee of Officers to enable 100 per cent conversion
of Government Citizen Transactions to the digital platform.

The Committee, under the leadership of NITI Aayog CEO Mr. Amitabh Kant, will identify and
operationalize in the earliest possible time frame user-friendly digital payment options in all
sectors of the economy. This is integral part of the Governments strategy to transform India
into a cashless economy.

The aim of the committee is to identify various digital payment systems appropriate to different
sectors of the economy and coordinate efforts to make them accessible and user- friendly. The
committee will also identify and access infrastructural and bottlenecks affecting the access and
utility of digital payment options.

To achieve expeditious movement into the cashless, digital payments economy across all States
and sectors, it will engage regularly with Central Ministries, regulators, State governments,
district administration, local bodies, trade and industry associations etc. to promote rapid
adoption of digital payment systems. The attempt is to establish and monitor an
implementation framework with strict timelines to ensure that nearly 80 per cent of the
transaction in India moves to the digital-only platform. The committee will also attempt to
estimate costs involved in various digital payments options and oversee implementation of
measures to make such transaction between Government and Citizens cheaper than cash
transaction.

The Committee led by NITI Aayog will also implement an action plan on advocacy, awareness
and handholding efforts among public, micro enterprises and other stakeholders. That apart, it
will organize training and capacity building of various states/UTs, Ministries/Departments of the
Government of India, representatives of States/UTs, Trade and Industry Bodies as well as other
stakeholders.

Members of the Committee of Officers for driving a digital payments economy in India include
Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance; Secretary, Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology; Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion; Secretary, Department of Investment and public Asset Management; MD & CEO,
National Payments Corporation of India, Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Chairman,
National Highways Authority of India, Adviser, NITI Aayog.
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Digital India (DI)

Motto "Power To Empower"

Country India

Prime
Narendra Damodardas Modi
Minister(s)

Ministry of Electronics and Information

Ministry
Technology

Key people Ravi Shankar Prasad, P. P. Chaudhary

Launched 2 July 2015; 2 years ago

Website digitalindia.gov.in

Status: Active

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Digital India is a campaign launched by the Government of India to ensure that Government
services are made available to citizens electronically by improved online infrastructure and by
increasing Internet connectivity or by making the country digitally empowered in the field of
technology.[1][2]

It was launched on 2 July 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The initiative includes plans
to connect rural areas with high-speed internet networks. Digital India consists of three core
components. They are:

1. Development of secure and stable Digital Infrastructure

2. Delivering government services digitally
3. Universal Digital Literacy

It is both enabler and beneficiary of other key Government of India schemes, such as
Bharatmala, Sagarmala, Dedicated Freight Corridors, Industrial corridors, UDAN-RCS,
BharatNet and Make in India.

Contents
[hide]

1 History
2 Pillars
3 Services
4 Campaign
5 Performance
6 Reception
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

History[edit]

Digital India was launched by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 2 July 2015 with an
objective of connecting rural areas with high-speed Internet networks and improving digital
literacy.[3][4][5] The vision of Digital India programme is inclusive growth in areas of electronic
services, products, manufacturing and job opportunities etc. and it is centred on three key areas
Digital Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen, Governance & Services on Demand and
Digital Empowerment of Citizens.[6]

The Government of India entity Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) which executes the
National Optical Fibre Network project will be the custodian of Digital India (DI) project.[7][8]
BBNL had ordered United Telecoms Limited to connect 250,000 villages through GPON to
ensure FTTH based broadband. This will provide the first basic setup to achieve towards Digital
India and is expected to be completed by 2017.
The government is planning to create 28,000 seats of BPOs in various states and set up at least
one Common Service Centre in each of the gram panchayats in the state.[9]

The 2016 Union budget of India announced 11 technology initiatives including the use data
analytics to nab tax evaders, creating a substantial opportunity for IT companies to build out the
systems that will be required.[10] Digital Literacy mission will cover six crore rural households.[10]
It is planned to connect 550 farmer markets in the country through the use of technology.[11]

Out of 10% English speaking Indians, only 2% reside in rural areas. Rest everyone depends on
their vernacular language for all living their lives. However, as of now, email addresses can only
be created in English language.

To connect rural India with the Digital India, the Government of India impelled email services
provider giants including Gmail, office and Rediff to provide the email address in regional
Languages. The email provider companies have shown positive sign and is working in the same
process.[12] An Indian based company, Data Xgen Technologies Pvt Ltd, has launched worlds
first free linguistic email address under the name DATAMAIL[13] which allows creating email
ids in 8 Indian languages, English; and 3 foreign languages Arabic, Russian and Chinese. Over
the period of time the email service in 22 languages will be offered by Data XGen
Technologies.[14]

Pillars[edit]

The Government of India hopes to achieve growth on multiple fronts with the Digital India
Programme. Specifically, the government aims to target nine 'Pillars of the Digital India' that
they identify as being:

1. Broadband Highway

2. Universal Access to Mobile connectivity

3. Public Internet Access Programme

4. E-Governance Reforming Government through Technology

5. E-Kranti - Electronic delivery of services

6. Information for All

7. Electronics Manufacturing

8. IT for Jobs

9. Early Harvest Programmes

Services[edit]

Some of the facilities which will be provided through this initiative are Digital Locker, e-
education, e-health, e-sign and national scholarship portal. As the part of Digital India, Indian
government planned to launch Botnet cleaning centers.[15]

Digital Locker facility will help citizens to digitally store their important documents like PAN
card, passport, mark sheets and degree certificates. Digital Locker will provide secure access to
Government issued documents. It uses authenticity services provided by Aadhaar. It is aimed at
eliminating the use of physical documents and enables the sharing of verified electronic
documents across government agencies. Three key stakeholders of DigiLocker are Citizen,
Issuer and requester.[5][16][17]

attendance.gov.in is a website, launched by PM Narendra Modi on 1 July 2015[3] to keep a record

of the attendance of Government employees on a real-time basis.[18] This initiative started with
implementation of a common Biometric Attendance System (BAS) in the central government
offices located in Delhi.[19]

MyGov.in is a platform to share inputs and ideas on matters of policy and governance.[20] It is a
platform for citizen engagement in governance, through a "Discuss", "Do" and "Disseminate"
approach.[5]

Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) Mobile app is being used by people and Government
organisations for achieving the goals of Swachh Bharat Mission.[5] eSign framework allows
citizens to digitally sign a document online using Aadhaar authentication.[5] The eHospital
application provides important services such as online registration, payment of fees and
appointment, online diagnostic reports, enquiring availability of blood online etc. National
Scholarship Portal is a one step solution for end to end scholarship process right from submission
of student application, verification, sanction and disbursal to end beneficiary for all the
scholarships provided by the Government of India.[5] e-Sampark is a mechanism to contact
citizens electronically, sending informational and public service messages via e-mails, SMSs and
outbound dialing.

At the launch ceremony of Digital India Week by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on 1
July 2015,[21] top CEOs from India and abroad committed to invest 224.5 lakh crore
(US$3.5 trillion) towards this initiative. The CEOs said the investments would be utilized
towards making smartphones and internet devices at an affordable price in India which would
help generate jobs in India as well as reduce the cost of importing them from abroad.[22]

Leaders from Silicon Valley, San Jose, California expressed their support for Digital India
during PM Narendra Modi's visit in September 2015. Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg,
changed his profile picture in support of Digital India and started a chain on Facebook and
promised to work on WiFi Hotspots in rural area of India.[23] Google committed to provide
broadband connectivity on 500 railway stations in India. Microsoft agreed to provide broadband
connectivity to five hundred thousand villages in India and make India its cloud hub through
Indian data centres. Qualcomm announced an investment of US$150 million in Indian startups.[24]
Oracle plans to invest in 20 states and will work on payments and Smart city initiatives.[25]
However back home in India, cyber experts expressed their concern over internet.org and viewed
the Prime Minister's bonhomie with Zuckerberg as the government's indirect approval of the
controversial initiative.[26] The Statesman reported, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chemistry
with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the social media giant's headquarters in California may
have been greeted enthusiastically in Silicon Valley but back home several social media
enthusiasts and cyber activists are disappointed."[27] Later the Prime Minister office clarified that
net neutrality will be maintained at all costs and vetoed the Basic Internet plans.[26] Digital India
has also been influential in promoting the interests of the Indian Railways.[28]

Campaign[edit]

Times Now and ET Now have announced the launch of the second edition of Digital India
Summit & Awards on 22 March 2016.[29]

PMGDisha logo

Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (abbreviated as PMGDisha[30]) is an initiative

under Digital India program, approved by The Union Cabinet chaired by the PM Narendra
Modi.[31][32] The main objective of the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyanvis to
make 6 Crore people in rural areas, across India, digitally literate, reaching to around 40% of
rural households by covering one member from every eligible household.[33][34][35]

The PMGDisha has been granted an outlay of Rs 2,351.38 crore with the objective of making 6
crore rural households digitally literate by March 2019.[36][37][38]

Performance[edit]

On 28 December 2015,Panchkula district of Haryana was awarded for being the best as well as
top performing district in the state under the Digital India campaign.[39] The internet subscribers
have increased to 500 million in India till April 2017.[40]

Reception[edit]

It is being thought that there needs to be more research on the actual worth of these multi million
dollar government and ICT for development projects. For the most part, the technological
revolution in India has benefited the already privileged sectors of Indians.[41] It is also difficult to
scale up initiatives to affect all Indians, and fundamental attitudinal and institutional change is
still an issue.[42] While much ICT research has been conducted in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and
Gujarat, poorer states such as Bihar and Orissa are rarely mentioned.[42]

Several academic scholars have critiqued ICTs in development. Some take issue with
technological determinism, the notion that ICTs are a sure-fire antidote to the world's
problems.[41] Instead, governments must adjust solutions to the specific political and social
context of their nation.[41] Others note that technology amplifies underlying institutional forces, so
technology must be accompanied by significant changes in policy and institutions in order to
have meaningful impact.[43][44]

The programme has been favoured by multiple countries including the US, Japan, South Korea,
the UK, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.[45]

See also[edit]

India.gov.in
National e-Governance Plan
Flexible electronics
Electronics and semiconductor manufacturing industry in India

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Digital-India Programme 10 Facts

On 20th August 2014, the Digital India programme was approved by the Union Cabinet under
the leadership of Indias Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The Digital India programme seeks
to transform India from a predominantly rural agrarian society to a digitally empowered
knowledge economy.

The Digital India programme has been envisaged by Department of Electronics and Information
Technology (DeitY) and includes all the current schemes being run by the Telecom Department,
Rural Development Ministry and DeitY.

The vision of the programme is focused on three key ideas:

1. Creation of Digital Infrastructure and Electronic Manufacturing in India.

2. Delivery of all Government Services electronically (E-Governance).
3. Digital Empowerment of Indian Citizens.
The three key Digital Tools which will serve as the pillars of the project are:

1. A Digital Identity which will authenticate the end user.

2. A Bank account for Direct Benefit Transfers of subsidies and payments.
3. A Mobile phone for universal access to all services.

By focusing on these three key ideas and provision of these three digital tools the government
hopes to lay the foundations for the creation of a digital knowledge based society in India. The
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna will act as an important catalyst in realizing the goals of the
digital mission by providing universal access to the banking system.

10 Important Facts about Digital India Programme

The Government is currently running an online competition for designing a logo for the
Digital India Programme. You can submit your entries here. The last date for
submissions is 31st August 2014.

You can also discuss and debate about the project and submit your suggestions to
improve the scope and implementation of the programme on the online public forum of
MyGov.

The programme is expected to become operational in September 2014 and will last until
2018.

The different projects under this scheme could see an investment of up to Rs 1,00,000
Lakh Crore by the Government over the next 3-4 years.

The programme has several new initiatives while it also includes old ones launched by
the different ministries but which were never implemented because of a lack of funds. All
existing schemes related to e-governance and digital services managed by the different
ministries are expected to be consolidated under this new programme.

More than 15-20 Ministeries of the Government will be involved in implementing this
program. Co-ordination between the different ministries such as Telecom, Health, Rural
Development etc will be crucial for the success of this program.

The National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) which was started by the UPA government
but which has not seen much progress in the last four years is expected to be the
backbone of the entire project. The NOFN was launched in 2011 with the aim of
providing high speed internet to more than two lakh gram panchayats in India at an
estimated cost of Rs 20,000 Crore.

The programme also aims to eliminate all electronics imports from foreign countries by
2020 and make India a electronics manufacturing super power.
 The Government hopes to ensure that every Indian will have a smartphone by 2019,
which will help him connect to the government and avail all its services electronically.

The Digital India programme will be monitored by a committee which will be headed by
the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and all his ministries will have to adhere to a
strict schedule to complete their projects.

Currently Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Communications and IT Minister is holding discussions
with the IT Ministers of different states to finalize a road-map. More details and the final
guidelines are expected to be announced next month. Last weeks announcement by the
Government can be accessed here.

Digital Payment Methods

The Digital India programme is a flagship programme of the Government of India with a vision
to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. Faceless,
Paperless, Cashless is one of professed role of Digital India.

As part of promoting cashless transactions and converting India into less-cash society, various
modes of digital payments are available.

These mode are:

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Government of India
Cabinet
20-August-2014 20:57 IST

Digital India A programme to transform India into digital empowered society and knowledge
economy

The Cabinet today at the meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi

gave its approval for Digital India A programme to transform India into digital empowered
society and knowledge economy. This is a follow up to the key decisions taken on the design of

the programme during the meeting of the Prime Minister on Digital India Programme on August

7, 2014, and to sensitize all ministries to this vast programme touching every corner of the

government. This programme has been envisaged by Department of Electronics and Information

Technology (DeitY).

The vision of Digital India aims to transform the country into a digitally empowered

society and knowledge economy. The programme will be implemented in phases from the

current year till 2018. The Digital India is transformational in nature and would ensure that

Government services are available to citizens electronically. It would also bring in public

accountability through mandated delivery of governments services electronically, a Unique ID

and e-Pramaan based on authentic and standard based interoperable and integrated government

applications and data basis.

The source of funding for most of the e-Governance projects at present is through

budgetary provisions of respective Ministries/ Departments in the Central or State governments.

Requirements of funds for individual project(s) for Digital India will be worked out by respective

Nodal Ministries/ Departments.

The vision areas of Digital India:

I Infrastructure as Utility to Every Citizen:

(i) High speed internet as a core utility shall be made available in all Gram

Panchayats.

(ii) Cradle to grave digital identity - unique, lifelong, online and authenticable.
 (iii) Mobile phone and Bank account would enable participation in digital and financial

space at individual level.

(iv) Easy access to a Common Service Centre within their locality.

(v) Shareable private space on a public Cloud.

(vi) Safe and secure Cyber-space in the country.

II Governance and Services on Demand:

(i) Seamlessly integrated across departments or jurisdictions to provide easy and a

single window access to all persons.

(ii) Government services available in real time from online and mobile platforms.

(iii) All citizen entitlements to be available on the Cloud to ensure easy access.

(iv) Government services digitally transformed for improving Ease of Doing Business.

(v) Making financial transactions above a threshold, electronic and cashless.

(vi) Leveraging GIS for decision support systems and development.

III Digital Empowerment of Citizens:

(i) Universal digital literacy.

(ii) All digital resources universally accessible.

(iii) All Government documents/ certificates to be available on the Cloud.

(iv) Availability of digital resources / services in Indian languages.

 (v) Collaborative digital platforms for participative governance.

(vi) Portability of all entitlements for individuals through the Cloud.

Scope of Digital India:

The overall scope of this programme is:

(i) to prepare India for a knowledge future.

(ii) on being transformative that is to realize IT (Indian Talent) + IT (Information

Technology) = IT (India Tomorrow)

(iii) making technology central to enabling change.

(iv) on being an Umbrella Programme covering many departments.

The programme weaves together a large number of ideas and thoughts into a

single, comprehensive vision, so that each of them is seen as part of a larger

goal. Each individual element stands on its own, but is also part of the larger

picture.

The weaving together makes the Mission transformative in totality.

(v) The Digital India Programme will pull together many existing schemes which

would be restructured and re-focused and implemented in a synchronized manner.

The common branding of the programmes as Digital India, highlights their

transformative impact.
 Digital India aims to provide the much needed thrust to the nine pillars of growth areas,

namely

1. Broadband Highways,

2. Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity,

3. Public Internet Access Programme,

4. e-Governance: Reforming Government through Technology,

5. e-Kranti - Electronic Delivery of Services,

6. Information for All,

7. Electronics Manufacturing,

8. IT for Jobs

9. Early Harvest Programmes.

Approach and Methodology:

i Ministries / Departments / States would fully leverage the Common and Support

ICT Infrastructure established by the Government of India.

ii The existing/ ongoing e-Governance initiatives would be revamped to align them

with the principles of Digital India. Scope enhancement, Process Reengineering, use

of integrated & interoperable systems and deployment of emerging technologies like

 Cloud & mobile would be undertaken to enhance delivery of Government services to

citizens.

iii States would be given flexibility to identify for inclusion additional state-specific

projects, which are relevant to their socio-economic needs.

iv e-Governance would be promoted through a centralised initiative to the extent

necessary, to ensure citizen centric service orientation.

v Successes would be identified and their replication promoted proactively.

vi Public Private Partnerships would be preferred wherever feasible.

vii Adoption of Unique ID would be promoted to facilitate identification, authentication

and delivery of benefits.

viii Restructuring of NIC would be undertaken to strengthen the IT support to all

government departments at the Centre and State levels.

ix The positions of Chief Information Officers (CIO) would be created in at least 10

key ministries so that various e-Governance projects could be designed, developed

and implemented faster.

x DeitY would create necessary senior positions within the department for managing

the programme.

xi Central Ministries / Departments and State Governments would have the overall

responsibility for implementation of various Mission Mode and other projects under

this Programme. Considering the need for overall aggregation and integration at the

national level, it is considered appropriate to implement Digital India as a

programme with well defined roles and responsibilities of each agency involved.
Program Management Structure :

A programme management structure would be established for monitoring

implementation. Key components of the management structure would consist of the Cabinet

Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for according approval to projects, a Monitoring

Committee headed by the Prime Minister, a Digital India Advisory Group chaired by the

Minister of Communications and IT, an Apex Committee chaired by the Cabinet Secretary and

the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) / Committee on Non Plan Expenditure (CNE).

Background:

Even though India is known as a powerhouse of software, the availability of electronic

government services to citizens is still comparatively low. The National e-Governance Plan

approved in 2006 has made a steady progress through Mission Mode Projects and Core ICT

Infrastructure, but greater thrust is required to ensure effective progress in electronics

manufacturing and e-Governance in the country. The Digital India vision provides the

intensified impetus for further momentum and progress for this initiative and this would promote

inclusive growth that covers electronic services, products, devices, manufacturing and job

opportunities. India in the 21st Century must strive to meet the aspirations of its citizens where

government and its services reach the doorsteps of citizens and contribute towards a long-lasting

positive ismpact. The Digital India Programme aims to transform India into a digitally

empowered society and knowledge economy by leveraging IT as a growth engine of new India.

Click here to download Digital India Presentation

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