Digital India is an initiative by the Government of India to ensure that Government services are

made available to citizens electronically by improving online infrastructure and by increasing

Internet connectivity. It was launched on 1 July 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[1] The
initiative includes plans to connect rural areas with high-speed internet networks. Digital India
has three core components. These include:[2]

 The creation of digital infrastructure

 Delivering services digitally
 Digital literacy

Project[edit]

The Government of India entity Bharat Broadband Network Limited which executes the National
Optical Fibre Network project will be the custodian of Digital India (DI) project.[3][4] 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.[5]

Ravi Shankar Prasad announced on 27 February 2016 that National Institute of Electronics and
Information Technology (NIELIT) would be set up in Kurukshetra to provide computer training
to youth and a Software Technology Park of India (STPI) would be set up in Panchkula’s
existing HSIIDC IT Park in Sector 23.[5]

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.[6] Digital Literacy mission will cover six crore rural
households.[6] It is planned to connect 550 farmer markets in the country through the use of
technology.[7]

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 Digital India' that they
identify as being: [8]

1. Broadband Highways
2. Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity
3. Public Internet Access Programme
4. e-Governance – Reforming Government through Technology
5. eKranti - 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.[9]

DigiLocker[edit]
Main article: DigiLocker

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 sharing of verified electronic documents
across government agencies.[10][11][12]

Attendance.gov.in[edit]

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

record of the attendance of Government employees on a real-time basis.[13] This initiative started
with implementation of a common Biometric Attendance System (BAS) in the central
government offices located inDelhi.[14]
MyGov.in[edit]
Main article: MyGov.in

MyGov.in is a platform to share inputs and ideas on matters of policy and governance.[15]

Railways[edit]

Under the Digital India programme, 3 applications viz. handheld terminals for Indian Railways
travelling ticket examiners (TTEs), a paperless unreserved ticketing mobile application and a
facility for E-booking of disposable linen on trains were launched by Railways Minister Suresh
Prabhu on 10 February 2016.[16][17]

India.gov.in-

India.gov.in is the Indian government’s [ for citizens. It presents information resources and
online services from government sources, accessible from a single point. It is also known as
the National Portal of India.[1]

This is the official portal of the Indian Government, designed, developed and hosted by National
Informatics Centre (NIC), an S&T Organisation of the government of India under the aegis of
the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications &
Information Technology.[1]

The portal has been developed as a Mission Mode Project under the National E-Governance
Plan of the government.[1] The objective is to provide a single window access to the information
and services such as passport, driving licenses, company registration etc. being provided by the
Indian government for the citizens and other stakeholders.[1]

India.gov.in has sections for people living abroad, business persons, government employees,
senior citizens and children. The portal is also useful to foreign citizen and researchers searching
for information on India. It provides details of the people occupying high offices in India, the
work completed by ministries, press releases, demographics, tourism, and cultural heritage.[2]

India.gov.in links to Union, State, District and local level official websites and is the most
comprehensive portal about thegovernment of India with links to 6,700 government
websites.[3] The website also has a feature that customizes the content displayed, based on a
user’s individual profile and preferences. It is accessible by disabled people and users of
handheld devices[4]
The portal has an average of around eight lakh (8,00,000) website visitors per month. While most
of these visitors are from India, around 28 per cent come from outside India.[5]

MyGov (Hindi: मेरी सरकार, Merī Sarkār) is a citizen engagement platform [3] founded by
the Government of India to promote the active participation of Indian citizens in their country's
governance and development.[4] It is also aimed at creating a common platform for Indian
citizens to "crowdsource governance ideas from citizens".[5] The users shall be allowed to discuss
and to contribute on various government projects and plans.[6] It also allows users to upload
documents in various formats. It was announced that a mobile phone application on 'MyGov' is
also under development. The website is hosted and managed by the National Informatics Centre
(NIC).[7] Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the aim was to reduce the long gap developed
between the electorate and the Executive after being elected.[8][9]

In the first week of August 2014, MyGov received 100,000 registered users, barely two weeks
after its initiation.[1] Google, the search giant became the first multinational firm to collaborate
with MyGov.[10] Shortly before his first address to the nation through All India Radio, it was
announced that the thoughts, ideas or questions to the Prime Minister shall be submitted
toMyGov and those worthy will be responded to by the Prime Minister in subsequent radio
addresses.[11]

The National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) is an initiative of the Government of India to make
all government services available to the citizens of India via electronic media.[2] NeGP was
formulated by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) and
Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG). The Government
approved the National e-Governance Plan, consisting of 27 "Mission Mode Projects" (MMPs)
and Tencomponents, on 18 May 2006.[1]

Flexible electronics, also known as flex circuits, is a technology for assembling electronic
circuits by mounting electronic devices onflexible plastic substrates, such as polyimide, PEEK or
transparent conductive polyester[1] film. Additionally, flex circuits can be screen printed silver
circuits on polyester. Flexible electronic assemblies may be manufactured using identical
components used for rigid printed circuit boards, allowing the board to conform to a desired
shape, or to flex during its use.