Initiative

Description

Current Status

Aadhaar

It was launched in 2009 to provide every Indian resident with a unique identity or Aadhaar number.

According to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), 129 crore residents of India possess Aadhaar as of April 2021.

DigiLocker

It was launched in 2015 to create a cloud-based platform to issue, exchange and verify essential documents or certificates.

As of April 2021, there are ~60.09 million registered DigiLocker users in India.

MyGov

It was launched in 2014 to bring the government closer to the people by providing an interface (online forum) for exchange of ideas.

As of April 2021, there are >171.51 lakh registered members on MyGov.

BharatNet

It was introduced in 2012 (renamed in 2015) to connect all 250,000 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country and provide 100 Mbps internet connectivity.

As of November 2020, there were ~146,872 service-ready GPs.

Smart Cities

It was initiated in 2015 to transform all Indian cities into smart cities by leveraging various technologies.

100 cities have been selected for area-based and pan-city development between 2019 and 2023.

Common Service Centres (CSCs)

Under the Digital India programme, CSC 2.0 aims to establish a self-sustaining network of 2.5 lakh CSC centres in Gram Panchayats. Was implemented by DeiTY (Department of Electronics and Information Technology).

As of 2020, there were 255,798 active CSC IDs and 687 districts had CSCs in India.

Digitisation of Post Offices

Under the Digital India programme, the government aims to convert ~150,000 post offices into multiservice centres.

As of February 2020, India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) enabled >1.36 lakh post offices to provide banking services, including access to every Aadhaar-linked bank account, at the customer’s doorstep, resulting in ~2.5x increase in rural banking infrastructure.

Universal Access to

Mobile

It was launched to provide mobile connectivity to >55,600 villages in India.

As of 2020, ~572,551 villages were provided with mobile and internet connectivity.

Public Wi-Fi Hotspots

It was introduced to develop public Wi-Fi hotspots to allow people to access internet without relying on mobile data.

India’s public Wi-Fi hotspots were estimated to increase from 0.3 million in 2019 to 2.1 million in 2021, according to DigiAnalysis.

India Stack

India Stack aims to develop payment-enabled

applications, using Aadhaar as the base for authentication.

The government uses JAM’s (Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile) direct benefit transfers for ~317 services. In FY21, it conducted 2.6 billion transactions, transferring >US$ 46 billion to beneficiaries.

Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan (PMGDISHA)

It was launched in 2017 to help people in rural areas become digitally literate. The scheme aimed to cover 6 crore rural citizens by March 2020, achieving ~40% rural households by targeting one member from every eligible household.

As of July 2019, 23,097,324 beneficiaries were registered; of these, 13,491,306 beneficiaries were certified.

 

e-Health

It was introduced to provide timely and effective healthcare services such as online registrations, payments, reports and claims.

As of February 2021, 420 e-Hospitals were established across India.

E-education

It was started to provide online education in remote and urban areas using technologies such as smartphones, apps and Internet services.

In May 2020, the government launched PM eVIDYA, a programme for multimode access to digital/online education.

In FY21, NISHTHA – Phase II was launched at the secondary level to customise modules for online delivery. As per the Union Budget 2021-22, under the NISHTHA training programme, ~ 5.6 million teachers will be trained in FY22.

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