WHAT IS DIGITAL INDIA
Digital India is a campaign launched by Government of India to ensure that
government services are made available to citizen electronically by improved online
infrastructure and by increasing internet connectivity or by making the country
digitally empowered in the field of technology.
It was launched on 1st July, 2015 by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. The
initiative includes plan to connect rural areas with high speed internet networks –
Digital India consists of three core components. These include :The creation of digital
infrastructure, Delivery of services digitally, Digital literacy.
Some of the facilities which will be provided through this initiative are Digital
Locker, education, e-health, e-signature and national scholarship portal. As the part
of Digital India Indian government planned to launch cleaning centres.
Advantages of Digital India
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Cashless transaction
E-payment
Internet connectivity in rural areas
Online education
Decreases in documentation
Digital empowerment
Bank account for everyone
It is completely secure
Disadvantages of Digital India
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Overspending
Higher Risk of Identity thief
Difficult for the first type user
Why it should be applied?
It should be applied to transform India into a digitally empowered society. This
programme is projected at Rs.1,13,000 crore which will prepare the country for
knowledge based transformation.
Cashless transaction refers to the cashless India. This was brought by the
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and indirectly by the 2016 Indian bank note
demonetization. Cashless include E-payment transaction, online payment sending
money to each other etc.