DIGITAL INDIA

Digital India
A programme to transform India into a digitally
empowered society and knowledge economy
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Nine Pillars of Digital India

Electronics Manufacturing

4. E-Governance – 7. Electronics
1. Broadband Reforming government Manufacturing –
Highways through Technology Target NET ZERO Imports

2. Universal Access 5. eKranti –

to Mobile Electronic delivery of 8. IT for Jobs
Connectivity services

3. Public Internet 9. Early Harvest

6. Information for All
Access Programme Programmes
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Pillar 1. Broadband Highways

• Coverage: 250,000 GP
1yr: 50,000 GP
Broadband for all • Timeline: December 2016 2yr: 100,000 GP
• CAPEX: Rs 32,000 Cr 3yr: 100,000 GP
Rural • Nodal Dept: DoT

• Virtual Network Operators for service

Broadband for all delivery. Changes in Rules to
• Mandate communication infrastructure in facilitate.
Urban new urban development and buildings.

• Coverage: Nationwide
National • Timeline: March 2017
Integration of SWAN,
Information • Cost: Rs 15,686 Cr NKN, NOFN. To be
Infrastructure • Nodal Dept: DeitY implemented in 2
years
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Pillar 2. Universal Access to Mobile connectivity

• Coverage: Remaining
uncovered villages (~
Universal Access to 55,669 villages) Ongoing Programme
Increased network
mobile • Timeline: FY 2014-18 penetration &
connectivity • Cost: Rs 16,000 Cr coverage of gaps
• Nodal Dept: DoT
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Pillar 3. Public Internet Access Programme – National Rural Internet Mission

CSCs – • Coverage: 2,50,000 villages (now 130,000)

Ongoing Programme
• Timeline: 3 Years - March 2017
made viable, multi- • Cost: Rs 4750 Cr Reach of Govt.
functional end-points • Nodal Agency: DeitY services to all GPs
for service delivery

• Coverage: 1,50,000 Post Offices

Post Offices • Timeline: 2 Years This should be
to become • Nodal Agency: D/o Posts long term vision
Multi-Service Centres for POs
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Pillar 4. e-Governance: Reforming Government through Technology

 Government Business Process Re-engineering using IT to improve
transactions
• Form Simplification, reduction
• Online applications and tracking, Interface between departments
• Use of online repositories e.g. school certificates, voter ID cards, etc.
• Integration of services and platforms – UIDAI, Payment Gateway, Mobile Platform, EDI

 Electronic Databases – all databases and information to be electronic, not manual

 Workflow automation inside government

 Public Grievance Redressal - using IT to automate, respond, analyse data to

identify and resolve persistent problems – largely process improvements

 To be implemented across government - critical for transformation.

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Pillar 5. eKranti - Electronic Delivery of Services
 Technology for Education – e-Education  Technology for Farmers
• All Schools connected with broadband • Real time price information
• Free wifi in all schools (250,000) • Online ordering of inputs
• Digital Literacy program • Online cash, loan, relief payment with mobile
• MOOCs – develop pilot Massive Online Open banking
Courses
 Technology for Security
• Mobile Emergency Services
 Technology for Health – e-Healthcare
• Online medical consultation
 Technology for Financial Inclusion
• Online medical records • Mobile Banking
• Online medicine supply • Micro-ATM program
• Pan-India exchange for patient information • CSCs/ Post Offices
• Pilots – 2015; Full coverage in 3 years
 Technology for Justice
 Technology for Planning • e-Courts, e-Police, e-Jails, e-Prosecution
• GIS based decision making
• National GIS Mission Mode Project  Technology for Cyber Security
 National Cyber Security Co-ordination Center
NeGP will be revamped to cover these elements
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Vision of e-Kranti
“Transforming e-Governance for Transforming Governance”

Mission of e-Kranti
“To ensure a Government wide transformation by delivering all
Government services electronically to the citizens through
integrated and interoperable systems via multiple modes, while
ensuring efficiency, transparency and reliability of such services at
affordable costs”
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Principles of e-Kranti
o Transformation and not Translation
o Integrated Services and not Individual Services
o GPR to be mandatory in every MMP
o Infrastructure on Demand
o Cloud by Default
o Mobile First
o Fast Tracking Approvals
o Mandating Standards and Protocols
o Language Localisation
o National GIS
o Security and Electronic Data Preservation
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Integrated I T A L Delivery
eService INDIA Platform
Call Centre

State Data Centre

Aadhaar Platform Payment Gateway
Information
State Portal List Services
..
CSC List Offices
CSC eSangam List e-Forms

CSC Standards based

Mobile Seva
Message Routing, Authentication
Guaranteed Delivery & Transaction Log
e-Forms/ m-Forms Time-stamping & Status Tracking
.. …

SWAN

State Land Records Public Distribution

District Transport Municipalities SHQ
Collector’s
s
Blocks Office
PRIs Mission Mode Projects Tehsil / Taluks
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Pillar 6. Information for All

 Online Hosting of Information & documents

 Citizens have open, easy access to information
 Open data platform

 Government pro-actively engages through social media and web

based platforms to inform citizens
 MyGov.in
 2-way communication between citizens and government

 Online messaging to citizens on special occasions/programs

 Largely utilise existing infrastructure – limited additional resources

needed
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Pillar 7. Electronics Manufacturing

Target NET ZERO IMPORTS by 2020
 Target NET ZERO Imports is a striking demonstration of intent
 Ambitious goal which requires coordinated action on many fronts
 Taxation, Incentives
 Economies of Scale, Eliminate cost disadvantages
 Focused areas – Big Ticket Items
 FABS, Fab-less design, Set top boxes, VSATs, Mobiles, Consumer & Medical
Electronics, Smart Energy meters, Smart cards, micro-ATMs
 Incubators, clusters
 Skill development
 Government procurement

 There are many ongoing programs which will be fine-tuned.

 Existing Structures inadequate to handle this goal. Need strengthening.

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Pillar 8. IT for Jobs

• Coverage: 1 Crore students New Scheme
Train people in smaller
• Timeline: 5 years IT ready
towns & villages for IT
• Cost: Rs 200 Cr for weaker sections workforce
sector jobs
• Nodal Agency: DeitY

• Scope: Setting up of BPO per NE State ICT enabled

IT/ITES in NE • Coverage: NE States growth in NE
• Nodal Agency: DeitY

Train Service Delivery Agents • Coverage: 3,00,000 Ongoing

to run viable businesses • Timeline: 2 Years Skilled VLEs and
delivering IT services • Nodal Agency: DeitY Viable CSCs

Telecom service providers to • Coverage: 5,00,000 Telecom ready

train rural workforce to cater • Timeline: 5 Years workforce
to their own needs • Nodal Agency: DoT
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Pillar 9. Early Harvest Programmes

• Coverage: Elected representatives, All Govt employees Targeted Mass
IT platform for messages • 1.36 Cr mobiles and 22 Lakh emails messaging since
• Mass Messaging Application developed July 14

• Basket of e-Greetings templates available

Government Greetings • Crowd sourcing of e-Greetings thru MyGov 1st e-Greeting
to be e-Greetings from PM on 15th
• e-Greetings Portal ready by 14 August 2014
Aug 2014

• Coverage: All Central Govt. Offices in Delhi

• Operational in DeitY & Initiated in Urban Development
Biometric attendance To be completed
• On-boarding started in other depts by Oct 2014
• Procurement of devices – tender issued
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Pillar 9. Early Harvest Programmes

• Scope: All universities on NKN Approval - Oct 2014

Wi-fi in All Universities • 400 additional Universities Implementation
• Cost: Rs 790 Cr done by Dec 2015

• Phase I upgradation for 10 Lakh employees done Email to be primary

Secure email within • Ph II for 50 Lakh employees by March 2015 mode of
government • Cost: Rs 98 Cr communication

Standardize government • Standardised templates under preparation To be ready by

email design October 2014
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Pillar 9. Early Harvest Programmes

Digital Cities
• Coverage: Cities with pop > 1 Mill., tourist centres
Public wifi hotspots • Nodal Agency: DoT/ MoUD
Completed by Dec
2015

School Books to be Completed by Mar

eBooks • Nodal Agency: MHRD/ DeitY 2015

SMS based weather • DeitY’s Mobile Seva Platform ready In place by Dec
information, disaster • Nodal Agency: MoES (IMD) / MHA (NDMA) 2014
alerts

National Portal for Lost In place by Oct

• Nodal Agency: DeitY/ DoWCD
& Found children 2014
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I G I T A L I N D Iunder
A Digital India

• Digital Locker System

• National Scholarships Portal

• E-Hospital (Online Registration System)

• Digitize India Platform

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Possible Applications forI Digital
N D I A Enterprises

• Health Services
• Virtual Classrooms
• Artisan to Customer Commerce
• Multimodal Transport Connect
• Better Services Through IoT
• Hi Tech Profitable Agriculture
• Crowd Funding For Social Enterprises
• Big Data Analytics
• Women Safety
• Mobile Banking
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Let us grab the opportunity for a barrier free

economic empowerment

Dr. Shalini Rajneesh, IAS

Mob: +91-9448091606
Email: shalinirajneesh.sr@gmail.com