DIGITAL INDIA

YOGESH (KR.)

INTRODUCTION

E-governance initiatives in India took a broader dimension in the mid 1990s for wider sectoral applications with emphasis on citizen-centric services.

The major ICT initiatives of the Government included projects such as railway computerization, land record computerization, etc. which focused mainly on the development of information systems.

Later on, many states started ambitious individual e-governance projects aimed at providing electronic services to citizens.

Though these e-governance projects were citizen-centric, they could make less than the desired impact due to their limited features.

The isolated and less interactive systems revealed major gaps that were preventing the successful adoption of e-governance along the entire spectrum of governance.

Then arised the need for a more comprehensive planning and implementation for the infrastructure required to be put in place, interoperability issues to be addressed to establish a more connected government.

It has been felt that a lot more push is required to ensure e-Governance in the country promote inclusive growth that covers electronic services, products, devices and job opportunities. Moreover, electronic manufacturing in the country needs to be strengthened.

In order to transform the entire ecosystem of public services through the use of information technology, the Government of India has launched the Digital India programme with the vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.

Digital India initiative has been launched on July 3, 2015 (1.13 lakh crore cost) with a vision to digitally empower each and every citizen of the country.

VISION OF DIGITAL INDIA

The vision of Digital India programme is to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.

The Digital India programme is centered on three key vision areas.

Digital infrastructure as a core utility to every citizenGovernance and service on demandDigital empowerment of citizens

Vision Area 1: Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen

A well connected nation is a prerequisite to a well served nation. Once the remotest of the Indian villagers are digitally connected through broadband and high speed internet, then delivery of electronic government services to every citizen, targeted social benefits, and financial inclusion can be achieved in reality.

One of the key areas on which the vision of Digital India is centered is digital infrastructure as a utility to every citizen.

Vision Area 2 : Governance & Services On Demand

The National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) was approved in 2006 to take a holistic view of e-governance initiatives across the country, integrating them into a collective vision.

Around this idea, a massive countrywide infrastructure reaching down to the remotest of villages is being developed, and large-scale digitization of records is taking place to enable easy and reliable access over the internet.

The ultimate objective was to make all government services accessible to the common man in his locality, through common service delivery outlets, and ensure efficiency, transparency, and reliability of such services at affordable costs to realize the basic needs of the common man".

Vision Area 3 : Digital Empowerment To CitizenDigital connectivity is a great leveler. Cutting across demographic and socio-economic segments, Indians are increasingly connecting and communicating with each other through mobile phones and computers riding on digital networks.

The Digital India programme itself promises to transform India into a digitally empowered society by focusing on digital literacy, digital resources, and collaborative digital platforms. This also places emphasis on universal digital literacy and availability of digital resources/services in Indian languages.

Services of Digital India

DIGITAL LOCKERThe service was launched to as an important facility to store crucial

Like Voter ID Card, Pan Card, BPL Carddriving License, education Certificates, etc. in the cloud.

The storage space ( maximum 1Gb ) is linked to the Aadhaar number of the user.

MyGovis a citizen engagement platform founded by theGovernment of Indiato promote the active participation of Indian citizens in their country's governance and development

The users shall be allowed to discuss and to contribute on various government projects and plans

My Gov.In

This initiative would enable users to digitally sign a document online using Aadhaar authentication.

Secure way to connect government official websites.

E-Sign Framework

The app will enable organizations and citizens to access information regarding the cleanliness drive and achieve the goals of the mission

Swachh Bharat Mission Mobile

Under this initiative, a high-speed digital highway will connect all 250,000 gram panchayats of the country.

This is the worlds largest rural broadband project using optical fibre.

Bharat Net

Online Registration System under this initiative enables people to avail services like online registration, payment of fees and appointment.

online diagnostic reports.

checking on theavailability of blood online, etc

E-Hospital

Centre of Excellence on Internet of Things (IoT)In partnership with NASSCOM, DeitY and ERNET in Bangalore

IoT will help the citizens in services like transport system, parking, electricity, waste management, water management and womens safety to create smart cities, smart health services, smart manufacturing and smart agriculture, etc.

Partners Of Digital India

GOOGLEQUALCOMMSNAPDRAGONFACEBOOKMICROSOFTRELIANCE JIO

Pillars of Digital India