Digital India

Digital India

This scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1july 2015 under the ministry of communication and information technology. Currently 15.1% of population is internet user in India, and by 2020 it will be doubled .its motto is “power to empower “.

The main motive of digital India are

1- To digitally empower the people of India.

2- To decrease the digital divide in  India at rural and urban digital infrastructure

3- To ensure that the government services reaches to the common  man directly

4- To connect the rural area with high speed internet about 2.50thousand gram panchayats are to be connected via optical fiber network

5- It will also lead to digital literacy among the people

6- It will also lead to some IT  jobs directly or indirectly about 10.2crore job opportunities

7- Just like highways and  waterways which connects  and deals with goods this will create

I-ways ( information ways ) which will form information network.

      Advent of digital India

1- Digilocker , an app that enable its users to digitally store his or her important documents like Adhaar card , Voter ID card , Passport , and other Mark sheets

2- Swach bharat mission app – the users can brief and ask about the mission  and its outcomes

3- Mygov.in – it is a web portal of government of India that enables the users to share and suggest ideas  regarding good governance , policies etc

4- Attendance.gov.in – under this digital system attendance will be taken digitally through fingerprints in offices and education institutions which will a step towards more transparency.

5- My sadak app- a mobile app , in which we can click a picture of crumbled road condition of an area and can sent it to  the   concerned authorities .

 

CHALLENGES FOR DI

1- Capital intensive – India   have a huge rural population and to connect them it requires large investment   to create digital infrastructure in India

2- Lack of basic necessities still failure in providing 24 *7 electricity facility,  and literacy rate is still low .

3- Digital divide -   urban and rural areas are facing the digital divide , this divide also create a gap between accessibility of digital technology between men and women

 

THANKU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS TOPIC , FOR MORE , VISIT AGAIN .

  TEAM IAS , KAS , JK

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