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Digital India is a campaign launched by the Government of India to ensure that Government services are made available to citizens electronically by improved online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity or by making the country digitally empowered in the field of technology

launched on 2 July 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

3 CORE COMPONENTS OF DIGITAL INIDIA are

Development of secure and stable Digital Infrastructure
Delivering government services digitally
Universal Digital Literacy

Digital India was launched by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 2 July 2015 with an objective of connecting rural areas with high-speed Internet networks and improving digital literacy.[3][4][5] The vision of Digital India programme is inclusive growth in areas of electronic services, products, manufacturing and job opportunities etc. and it is centred on three key areas – Digital Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen, Governance & Services on Demand and Digital Empowerment of Citizens.

7 pillars of DI

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 the Digital India' that they identify as being

Broadband Highway
Universal access to Internet
Public Internet Access Programme
e-Governance – Reforming Government through Technology
e-Kranti - Electronic delivery of services
Information for All
Electronics Manufacturing
IT for Jobs
Early Harvest Programmes

services

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.

DigiLocker 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 the sharing of verified electronic documents across government agencies. Three key stakeholders of DigiLocker are Citizen, Issuer and requester

attendance.gov.in is a website, launched by PM Narendra Modi on 1 July 2015 to keep a record of the attendance of Government employees on a real-time basis. This initiative started with the implementation of a common Biometric Attendance System (BAS) in the central government offices located in Delhi.[22]

MyGov.in is a platform to share inputs and ideas on matters of policy and governance. It is a platform for citizen engagement in governance, through a "Discuss", "Do" and "Disseminate" approach.

Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) Mobile app is being used by people and Government organisations for achieving Shreyank the goals of Swachh Bharat Mission.[5] eSign framework allows citizens to digitally sign a document online using Aadhaar authentication.[5] The eHospital application provides important services such as online registration, payment of fees and appointment, online diagnostic reports, enquiring availability of blood online etc. National Scholarship Portal is a one step solution for end to end scholarship process right from submission of student application, verification, sanction and disbursal to end beneficiary for all the scholarships provided by the Government of India.[5] e-Sampark is a mechanism to contact citizens electronically, sending informational and public service messages via e-mails, SMSs and outbound dialing.

At the launch ceremony of Digital India Week by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on 1 July 2015, top CEOs from India and abroad committed to invest ₹224.5 lakh crore (US$3.5 trillion) towards this initiative. The CEOs said the investments would be utilitized towards making smartphones and internet devices at an affordable price in India which would help generate jobs in India as well as reduce the cost of importing them from abroad.