Created By:-Kunwar Vikram Singh

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

Launched on 1 July 2015 with the motto “Power To Empower”

E-Governance is going to change into M-Governance

Vision Area 1

Vision Area 2

VISION AREA 3

1. Broadband Highway2,50,000 GP would be covered under NOFN by the help of DOT by the end of 2016 December

25.51 million broadband user

73.69 million users with maximum user in Delhi

NII will integrate the network structure by including:-

SWAN

There are around 55,619 villages in the country that do not have mobile coverage.

Mainly focus on north-east villages.

The Department of Telecommunications will be the nodal department and project cost will be around `16,000 Cr during 2014-18.

3. Public Internet Access Program

Post Offices as multi-service centers

A total of 150,000 Post Offices are proposed to be converted into multi service centers.

Department of Posts would be the nodal department to implement this scheme.

4. e-Governance

1.2.

3.Online repository

4. Integration of platform

5. E- KRANTIThere are 44 Mission Mode Projects under e-Kranti, which are at various stages of implementation.

All Schools will be connected with broadband. Free Wi-Fi will be provided in all secondary and higher secondary schools (coverage would be around 250,000 schools).

e-Healthcare would cover online medical consultation, online medical records, online medicine supply, pan-India exchange for patient information

National Cyber Security Co-ordination Centre would be set up to ensure safe and secure cyber-space within the country.

6. Information To AllOnline hosting of information & documents would facilitate open and easy access to information for citizens.

MyGov.in, a platform for citizen engagement in governance

It will facilitate 2-way communication between citizens and Government to bring in good governance.

7. Electronic manufacturing

This pillar focuses on promoting electronics manufacturing in the country with the target of NET ZERO Imports by 2020 ,which can be done by combined effects of the following

1.Taxation 2.Economies of scale3.Skill development4.R&D in electronics5.Focus on big tickets item

8. IT for Jobs

The target of this component is to train one crore students from smaller towns & villages for IT sector jobs over 5 years.

This component focuses on setting up BPOs(Business Process Outsourcing) in every north-eastern state to facilitate ICT enabled growth in these states.

This component focuses on training of five lakh rural workforce the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) to cater to their own needs.

It will cover all Central Government offices in Delhi to begin with. Over 40,000 Government employees from 150 organizations

Cities with population of over 1 million and tourist centers would be provided with public Wi-Fi hotspots to promote digital cities. 

9. Early Harvest Programme

SMS based weather information and disaster alerts would be provided.

e-Book

Challenges and Changes1. Laying optic fiber cables.

2. Universal mobile access networks not working.

3. Public internet access project very slow.

4. Land Acquisition

5. Weak Electronics manufacturing links in India.

6. Shortage of skill labor