The Digital India
The article details the 11-year journey and impact of the Digital India Programme, highlighting its role in transforming public service delivery, financial inclusion, healthcare, education, agriculture, and commerce. It outlines the nine pillars of Digital India, key flagship initiatives like the JAM Trinity, UPI, Aadhaar, DigiLocker, eSanjeevani, CoWIN, GeM, ONDC, UMANG, GSTN, PM GatiShakti, AgriStack, DIKSHA, SWAYAM, and IndiaAI Mission. The article emphasizes India's emergence as a global leader in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and its efforts to promote inclusive, citizen-centric, and technology-driven development, both domestically and internationally.
The article details the 11-year journey and impact of the Digital India Programme, highlighting its role in transforming public service delivery, financial inclusion, healthcare, education, agriculture, and commerce. It outlines the nine pillars of Digital India, key flagship initiatives like the JAM Trinity, UPI, Aadhaar, DigiLocker, eSanjeevani, CoWIN, GeM, ONDC, UMANG, GSTN, PM GatiShakti, AgriStack, DIKSHA, SWAYAM, and IndiaAI Mission. The article emphasizes India's emergence as a global leader in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and its efforts to promote inclusive, citizen-centric, and technology-driven development, both domestically and internationally.
Exam linkage
GS Paper II: Governance, Social Justice (Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors, welfare schemes for vulnerable sections, e-governance applications, transparency and accountability). GS Paper III: Indian Economy (Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment; Inclusive growth and issues arising from it; Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life; Indigenization of technology and developing new technology).
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