DIGITAL INDIA

 What is Digital India? 

Digital is a campaign launched by the Government of India to impart knowledge of technology and digital world to the people in India. Today India is far away from the digital world as most people are still far away from the online world so this campaign has been started.

The goal of the Digital India campaign has been started to connect all government facilities electronically and to the Internet. This will not only increase the knowledge of digital transactions of every Indian, but will also make the country corruption-free.

It launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 July 2015. The government plans to provide digital facilities to this project across India by 2019.

Also, according to this scheme, fast internet will be provided to rural areas. The Digital India campaign will also save paper-less time and reduce the long queues of people in offices. The main role in this project is that of 'Ministry of Communications and Information Technology' who are engaged in the work behind it.

Main objectives of Digital India Mission

1. Making the digital system secure Safe and Secure Digital Infrastructure

If this scheme is fully successful in India, then it will make a huge contribution to the development of the country. With this, people will be able to use all the services of online so that their capital will be more secure in the country. 

Also, according to the Digital India Campaign, high-speed internet will be provided everywhere from small villages to cities in India, with the help of which people will learn to use the facilities of online and make it a part of life.

2. Providing all government services online

Today most offices are operating through the Internet. But online work has not started in some government offices. According to this campaign, all the services in all government organizations will be made online very soon. With the help of online services, people will not have to wait much longer, corruption will not happen.

3. Digital Literacy encouragement Digital Literacy encouragement

Along with this campaign, the government has added services like mobile number, PAN, bank account, life insurance, with the help of Aadhaar card, now with the help of which every Indian will be identified correctly and people will link these services to Aadhaar. Will be able to use it easily. Also, it has become very easy to apply for jobs and in schools because now everything is being digitally linked.

Major pillars of Digital India program 

1. Broadband Highways

Under this, the government has planned that broadband services will be provided in about 2.5 lakh panchayats of the country. Under this, the National Optical Fiber Network has to reach from village to village so that the corner of the country can connect with the digital world.

2. Mobile phone facility

Under this, the Government of India has planned to install mobile phone towers in almost all villages and Naxalite affected areas. With this, more and more people will be able to get mobile phone internet service and people will learn to use digital things.

3. Public Internet Access Program

Under this, internet services will be provided in all public facilities offices and areas. Providing fast internet service mainly at places like Post Office, Bank, Jan Seva Kendra (CSC) Center.

4. E-Governance

E-governance has been introduced in all government offices to make the transaction processes better and easier. Now in most government places, you will find that invoices and services are being given through online services.

5. E-revolution

Electronic revolution (e-revolution) has to be promoted in every region, from the country's city to the village. The e-revolution will encourage education, business, health, financial sector to be connected to the internet.

6. Information for all

Under this, information of all types of government and non-government schemes and facilities will be made available online to the people of India. Also, all updates will be given to people on all social media and online portals. All this is now being done through MyGov.

7. Electronics Production

Even today, India is importing more and more percentage of electronic products from other countries. But this scheme has helped many electronic goods producers to set up companies in India. Also, it is providing employment to Indian people and our country is self-sufficient in making electronic products.

8. IT for Jobs

Under this, IT (Information Technology) has to be promoted. Due to this, big IT companies are setting up their small branches and business in India, which has seen employment of IT engineer of the country and boom in IT sector.

9. Early Harvest Program

Under this, the program is to be introduced through Aadhaar approved fingerprints in all central government workplaces. Now you can see such facilities in all the artio offices from the bank. Also, the work of software development related to it also comes under this.

Benefits of Digital India 

1. To make this campaign a success, the government first took biometric data of people with the help of Aadhaar so that their unique identity can be found.
2. After getting the unique identity of all Indian people, all services such as mobile number, PAN, bank account, life insurance, ration card, gas connection, driving license are being linked to Aadhaar card from Indian citizens.
3. After that all the facilities are being provided to the people with the help of Aadhaar.
4. Due to this, people are being identified correctly and at the same time corruption in the middle has reduced.
5. Now you can buy a mobile SIM with the help of Aadhaar from home, apply your PAN, register your business with the help of Udyog Aadhaar, take your life insurance online, and there are many services that are online KYC. And with the help of OTP, they are being completed in a few minutes, for which people had to wait for months.
6. Now almost all Indian banks have facility of online banking and ATM, with the help of which people can transact all the money sitting at home.
7. Now PAN is also being linked to Aadhar, with the help of which no income tax will be stolen and people can also pay TDS (tax-deducted / tax deducted at source) sitting at home.
8. If you get the goods sitting at home without going to any shop, then you will definitely buy. Now you can buy salmon sitting at home on online shopping website and save your time and money. But the special thing is to get people digitally educated.
9. Now you can Verify all your important documents with the facility of DigiLocker and save them in your mobile phone. This eliminates the danger of your documents getting roamed.