Friday 11 September 2015

Digital India program launched by PM

Modi officially launched Digital India where many corporates pledged to invest huge amounts to develop Digital India.
What is Digital India?
‘Digital India’ is a programme to make India ready for a knowledge based future.
it aims to create a participative, transparent and responsive government.
Aim of Digital India?
There are 3 major targets of the programme. They are:
To create digital infrastructure to every Indian citizen. This includes providing highspeed internet, mobile phone and bank account enabling participation in digital space.
It aims to take digital literacy to the next level, and will focus on finding ways to encourage people to opt for cashless financial transactions.
It aims at integration of departments and ensuring availability of services in real time from online and mobile platforms.
Some other initiatives under the Digital India are:
Digital locker system – To minimise usage of physical documents
MyGov.in – To engage citizens in governance through a “Discuss, Do and Disseminate” approach.
Swachh Bharat Mission Mobile app – To achieve the goals set by this mission.
eSign framework – To allow citizens to digitally sign documents online using Aadhaar.
eHospital system – For important healthcare services such as online registration, fee payment, fixing doctors’ appointments, online diagnostics and checking blood availability online.
National Scholarship Portal – For submission of application to verification, sanction and disbursal.
To make Post Offices multiservice centres.
To connect all schools with broadband and free wifi.

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