PROFILE OF THE AUTHOR

1. Name Dr. T. Venkateswara Rao

2. Educational Qualifications M.B.A., M.Com., Ph.D.

3. Additional Qualification A.P. SET

4. Designation HOD, PG Department of Commerce

5. Organization AG & SG Siddhartha Degree

College of Arts & Science

VUYYURU, Krishna District,

A.P., INDIA

6. Contact No 9848726150/9491737643

7. Experience 26 years as faculty in the

Departments M.B.A., & M.Com.,

Abstract
 Digital India programme is the flagship programme started by the Government of

India, launched by our Prime Minister of India Mr.Narendra Modi, to make sure that the

services offered by the government are available to the citizens of electronically by the

improved not only online facilities but also the internet facility by doing this India can be

developed digitally.

According to the report, digital adoption is now being propelled by rural India and

figures show that it has registered 35% growth in internet users over the past year. It is

now estimated that there are 251 million internet users in rural India, and this is expected

to reach 290 million by the end of 2019.

The main theme of this paper is to present the meaning, vision, aims, benefits and

challenges to Digital India. The study also covers the impact of Digital India on the

Indian economy and Digital Trends of 2019 need to look out for.

Digital India – An Overview

By
Dr. T. Venkateswara Rao
M.B.A. M.Com, Ph.D.
HOD, PG Department of Commerce,
 AG & SG Siddhartha Degree College of Arts & Science
VUYYURU, Krishna District, A.P., INDIA
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Background

Digital India programme is the flagship programme started by the Government of

India, launched by our Prime Minister of India Mr.Narendra Modi, to make sure that the

services offered by the government are available to the citizens of electronically by the

improved not only online facilities but also the internet facility by doing this India can be

developed digitally.

This initiative plan includes plans to facilitate rural areas with high-speed internet

networks. There are 4.39 billion internet users in 2019, an increase of 366 million (9

percent) versus January 2018. There are 3.48 billion social media users in 2019, with the

worldwide total growing by 288 million (9 percent) since this time last year.

According to the report, digital adoption is now being propelled by rural India and

figures show that it has registered 35% growth in internet users over the past year. It is

now estimated that there are 251 million internet users in rural India, and this is expected

to reach 290 million by the end of 2019.

Meaning of Digital India

 The Digital India initiative seeks to lay emphasis on e-governance and transform

India into a digitally empowered society.

 The program is projected at Rs 1,13,000 crore which will prepare the country for

knowledge-based transformation.
  The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (deitY) anticipates

that this program will have a huge impact on the Ministry of Communication and

IT.

 It is to ensure that government services are available to citizens electronically.

 It will focus on providing high speed internet services to its citizens and make

services available in real time for both online and mobile platform.

 Digital India also aims to transform ease of doing business in the country.

 Modi's government is focussing on providing broadband services in all villages of

the country, tele-medicine and mobile healthcare services and making the

governance more participative.

Vision of Digital India initiative:

Here is what the government of India aims to achieve through Digital India initiative.

1. Infrastructure

2. Governance and services

3. Digital empowerment of citizens

9 major projects under the initiative:

1. Manufacturing of electronics

2. Provide public access to internet

3. Highways to have broadband services

4. Easy access to mobile connectivity

5. e-Governance

6. IT Training for Jobs

7. e-Kranti
 8. Global Information

9. Early harvest programs

Response to the Digital India initiative from global investors:

 Global investors like Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Elon Musk have supported

Modi's Digital India initiative.

 Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella intends to become India's partner in the Digital

India program. He said that his company will set up low cost broadband

technology services to 5 lakh villages across the country.

Aims of Digital India

It aims to:

 Provide all services electronically and

 Promote digital literacy in India with the help of digital technologies

which includes the concept of cloud computing and mobile applications

have emerged as the catalysts for express economic growth and citizen

empowerment.

Pillars of Digital India

Digital India aims at three thrust areas of infrastructure as

 A utility to every citizen,

 Governance and services on demand and

 Digital empowerment of citizens.

The Nine Pillars of Growth of Digital India

 First Pillar – Broadband Highways

  Second Pillar – Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity

 Third Pillar – Public Internet Access Programme – National Rural Internet

Mission

 Fourth Pillar – eGovernance: Reforming Government through Technology

 Fifth Pillar – eKranti: Electronic Delivery of Services

 Sixth Pillar – Information for All

 Seventh Pillar – Electronics Manufacturing: Target NET ZERO IMPORTS

by 2020

 Eighth Pillar – IT for Jobs

 Ninth Pillar – Early Harvest Programmes

Benefit to government from digital economy

Some of the primary advantages that government witnesses from the digital economy

are:

1. Removal of Black Economy

2. Increase in Revenues

3. Empowerment to People

4. Paves the way to e-governance

5. Creation of new jobs

However, the let-down here is that according to the World Bank, “nearly a billion

Indians are still not able to tap the benefits of a digital economy.”

To move towards a digital India and achieve a better growing economy, every

single citizen must use digital payments even for their petty expenditures.

Benefit to the society from digital economy

  Indian villages will be benefited the most as with the phase of digitalisation they

would be provided with even more of basic amenities (like electricity would be

surly provided as it is a base for digitalisation ).

 Villagers will get an opportunity to discover new things through internet facilities.

 With digital lockers, our documents would be safely stored. Possibility of loss

would be minimised.

 Online service portals will reduce the delays. All procedures would be

transparent.

 Employment will increase as IT companies will employ more people so as

to accomplish there i.e. company's goals.

Challenges to Digital India

The Centre's ambitious Digital India programme is facing multiple challenges in

successful implementation due to lack of clarity in policies and infrastructural

bottlenecks.

1) Regulatory roadblock.

2) Idle Government RFPs.

3) Digital divides.

4) Poor connectivity.

5) Proper Policy Making.

Impact of Digital India on Indian Economy

 The society is already feeling the impact of digital economy in terms of

employment and contribution to the gross domestic product among other things.
  Digitization in India makes it easier for citizens to access high speed internet. ...

By promoting digitization efforts, the government is also moving towards

development.

Digital Trends of 2019 need to look out for

 Digital – Impacting the Business

India is still catching up with the trend with ecommerce giants like Amazon,

Flipkart etc, being the early adapters; however 2019 will be a boon for the

businesses that will be agile enough to adapt the digital transformation model.

 Cause-vertising

After the wave of moment marketing, cause-vertising will be the next big trend

with respect to content marketing. Cause-vertising will lead the brands to focus on

their proposition and connect with the consumer using this purpose-led message

into a beautiful storytelling. The key here is to stay true to the brand and find the

sweet spot to convert the customers using this new approach of content

marketing.

 Programmatic

In 2019, programmatic will be the go-to strategy for digital marketing and change

the face of it.

All in all, as a marketer here’s a quick check list you can use to ensure you achieve your

short term and long term goals in 2019.

Conclusion

When we talk about Digital India, these days our current government are running

campaign of Digital India, It is basically Indian government is focusing to provide all

government services on digital platform, there are so many services for which we have to

knock the door of government offices like Taxation Department, Filling of cases with

court, Education System & there are many more services which government provides are

manual. It takes to much time for general public to avail services and also there are

chances of bribery. There are so many mediators who are involve in between public and

government organization to facilitate the government services, they also charge for that

services, which leads to high cost for the general public to avail the services.