All you need to know about Digital India programme: Explained

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In an order to create participative, transparent and responsive government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the much ambitious 'Digital India' programme on Wednesday, July 1, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the national capital.

Top industrialists like RIL Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani, Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and many others, were among the business honchos who shared their ideas of taking digital revolution to the masses. [Digital India Week Launched: As It Happened]

Several events were held across 36 states and union territories, covering 600 districts in the country.

Information Technology companies were told to organise a mandatory viewing of the speech to be delivered by PM Narendra Modi at the launch of the Digital India Initiative.

What is Digital India?

With the launch of Digital India programme, the government is taking a big step forward to transform the country into a digitally empowered knowledge economy.

Includes various schemes worth over Rs 1 lakh crore like Digital Locker, e-eduction, e-health, e-sign and national scholarship portal.

BharatNet in 11 states and Next Generation Network (NGN), are also a part of Digital India campaign.

The programme includes projects that aim to ensure that government services are available to citizens electronically and people get benefit of the latest information and communication technology.

The Ministry of Communications and IT is the nodal agency to implement the programme.

Apps for Digital India

Digital India Portal, MyGov Mobile App, Swachh Bharat Mission App and Aadhaar Mobile Update App.

Vision Of Digital India

Digital Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen

Governance & Services on Demand

Digital Empowerment of Citizens

Pillars Of Digital India

Broadband Highways

Universal Access to Phones

Public Internet Access Programme

e-Governance - Reforming government through Technology

e-Kranti - Electronic delivery of services

Information for All

Electronics Manufacturing - Target NET ZERO Imports

IT for Jobs

Early Harvest Programmes

Impact of Digital India by 2019