Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of

External Affairs, Govt. of India

 Ministry of External Affairs
Investments & Technology
Promotion Division

Nov 2015

Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of

External Affairs, Govt. of India
What is • To make India ready for a knowledge-based future.
• Focus of the Rs 1.13 lakh crore (appx. US$ 17 billion) initiative is on using
Digital India? technology to create a participative, transparent and responsive government.

Providing high-speed internet, mobile phone and bank account enabling participation in
digital & financial space; shareable private space on a public cloud, and creating a safe
and secure cyber space.

• Seamless integration across departments/jurisdictions

• Ensuring availability of services in real time from online and mobile platforms for
ease of doing business, leveraging geographical information systems (GIS) etc.

• Take digital literacy to the next level

• Providing digital resources in Indian languages, citizens not required to submit
physical documents, etc.

Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of

External Affairs, Govt. of India
9 Pillars of Digital India

Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of

External Affairs, Govt. of India
1. Broadband Highways

• Broadband for All – Rural: 2,50,000 village Panchayats to be

covered under the National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) by
Dec 2016.
• Broadband for All – Urban: Virtual Network Operators would be
leveraged for service delivery and communication
infrastructure in new urban developments and buildings would
be mandated.
• National Information Infrastructure (NII): NII would integrate
the network and cloud infrastructure in the country to provide
high speed connectivity and cloud platform to various 3. Public Internet Access Programme
government departments up to the panchayat level.
• Common Service Centres (CSCs): CSCs would be strengthened
and increased from the current 135,000 to 250,000. CSCs – one
in each Gram Panchayat, would be made viable & multi-functional
2. Universal Access to Phones end-points for delivery of government services.
• Plan seeks to provide mobile coverage in a phased manner to • Post Offices as Multi-service centres: 150,000 Post Offices to be
the remaining 55,619 villages in the country. The total project converted into multi service centres.
cost will be around Rs.16,000 Cr (appx. US$ 2.3 billion) during
2014-18.

Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of

External Affairs, Govt. of India
4. E-governance: • Technology for farmers: real time price information, online
• Online applications and tracking, Form simplification and field ordering of inputs and online cash, loan, and relief payment
reduction. with mobile banking.
• Online repositories - Use of online repositories (e.g. for certificates, • Technology for security: Mobile based emergency services and
educational degrees, identity documents, etc.) so that citizens are disaster related services on real time basis.
not required to submit these documents in physical form. • Technology for cyber-security: National Cyber Security Co-
ordination Centre would be set up to ensure safe and secure
cyber-space within the country.
5. E-Kranti: • Technology for financial inclusion: Through use of mobile
• The biggest programme within Digital India and focusses on a banking, Micro-ATM program and CSCs/ Post Offices.
mobile-first approach. • Technology for Justice: e-Courts, e-Police, e-Prosecution etc.
• Integration of services and platforms e.g. Aadhaar platform of
Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI), payment gateway, Mobile
Seva platform etc.
• There are 44 Mission Mode Projects under e-Kranti, which are at
various stages of implementation.
• E-education: Free wi-fi in all schools and providing massive online
open courses (MOOCs)
• E-healthcare: online medical consultation, online medical records, E-Kranti:
online medicine supply, pan-India exchange for patient Transforming E-governance for
information, etc.
Transforming Governance
Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of
External Affairs, Govt. of India
6. Information for all:

• Open Data platform: http://data.gov.in facilitates proactive

release of datasets in open format by the
ministries/departments for use, reuse and redistribution.
Provides open and easy access to information for citizens.

• Engagement through social media: Pro-actively engage

through social media and web based platforms to inform and
interact with citizens.

• MyGov.in: This website crowdsources ideas from the public for

design of programmes such as better traffic management,
using big data for making cities smarter etc.

• Online messaging: Online messaging to citizens on special

occasions/programs would be facilitated through emails and 7. Electronics Manufacture:
SMS. • This pillar focuses on promoting electronics manufacturing in the
country with the target of NET ZERO Imports by 2020 as a striking
demonstration of intent.

Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of

External Affairs, Govt. of India
8. IT for Jobs: 9. Early Harvest Programmes:
This pillar focuses on providing training to the youth in the skills
required for availing employment opportunities in the IT / ITES • IT platform for sending messages.
sector. Components of this pillar include: • E-greetings portal on Mygov.in
• Biometric attendance.
• Train 10 million students from smaller towns & villages for IT • Wi-fi in all universities.
sector jobs over 5 years. • Secure email for government officials.
• Standardized government email design.
• Setting up BPOs in every north-eastern state to facilitate ICT • Public Wi-fi spots in all cities with 1 million population
enabled growth in these states. and at tourist hubs.
• School books to be e-books.
• Training 300,000 service delivery agents as part of skill • SMS-based weather information and disaster alerts.
development to run viable businesses delivering IT services. • National portal for lost and found children -
http://khoyapaya.gov.in/mpp/home
• Training 500,000 Rural Workforce on Telecom and Telecom
related services

Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of

External Affairs, Govt. of India
Digital India Initiatives
Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of
External Affairs, Govt. of India
 AADHAR
• A 12-digit unique identity for every Indian individual,
including children and infants.
• Establishes uniqueness of every individual on the basis
of demographic and biometric information.

• Aadhaar will provide a universal identity infrastructure

which can be used by any identity-based application
(like ration card, passport, etc.)

• Coverage: 925 million and growing

• Direct Benefit Transfer:

• LPG
• Scholarships
• PDS scheme

Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of

External Affairs, Govt. of India
 E-Sign facilitates digitally
signing a document by an
Aadhaar holder using an
Online Service. Aadhaar is
mandatory for availing the
eSign Service.

E-Sign is envisaged as a giant

leap towards large scale
adoption of digital signature
and hence paperless
transactions.

Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of

External Affairs, Govt. of India
PayGov
With a view to make all Government services accessible to the citizens,
through common service delivery outlets and ensure efficiency, transparency
and reliability of such services at affordable costs, the government has
created a common platform with a facility to make online payment using net
banking, credit cards and debit cards.

PayGov India offers a range of payment options through which a payment can
be made by the citizen to avail a service. The different options available to a
citizen are:
•Net banking (approx. 65+ banks)
•Debit card
•Credit card
•IMPS
•Cash Cards/ Wallets
•Mobile Wallet
•NEFT/ RTGS

Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of

External Affairs, Govt. of India
Digital Locker
DigiLocker is a service launched by Government of India in February 2015 to provide a
secure dedicated personal electronic space for storing the documents of
resident Indian citizens. The storage space (maximum 1GB) is linked to the Aadhaar
number of the user.

Advantages:
• Help citizens to digitally store their important documents like PAN card, passport,
mark sheets and degree certificates.
• Provide secure access to Government issued documents.
• Eliminates the use of physical documents and enables sharing of verified electronic https://digitallocker.gov.in/
documents across government agencies.
• A dedicated personal storage space in the cloud to citizens, linked to citizens
Aadhaar number. To sign-up for your Digital Locker, one
• Reduce the administrative overhead of government departments and agencies needs an Aadhaar card & a Mobile
created due to paper work. number that is linked to that Aadhaar
• Easy for citizens to receive services by saving time and effort as their documents card Number.
will now be available anytime, anywhere and can be shared electronically.

Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of

External Affairs, Govt. of India
E-TTAL
• ettal is a web portal for
dissemination of e-Transactions
statistics of National and State level
e-Governance Projects including
Mission Mode Projects.

• It receives transaction statistics from

web based applications periodically
on near real time basis.

• eTaal presents quick analysis of

transaction counts in tabular and
graphical form to give quick view of
transactions done by various e- • Promotes healthy competition amongst:
Governance projects.  Sates/Union Territories
 Departments and
 Mission Mode Projects / e-Governance initiatives

Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of

External Affairs, Govt. of India
National Digital Literacy Mission
 Making one person in every family digitally literate
 Project to cover 5.25 million
Two levels of training under the SCHEME

Level 1: Appreciation of Digital Literacy

Citizens will be trained to operate digital devices, like mobile phones, tablets, etc.,
send and receive emails and search Internet for information, etc.

Level 2: Basics of Digital Literacy

Citizens would also be trained to effectively access the various e-Governance
services being offered to the citizen by the Government and other agencies.

Eligibility Criteria
Level 1 : Non-IT literate - Illiterate and up to 7th standard pass
“Digital Literacy is the ability of
Level 2 : Non-IT literate with at least 8th standard pass
individuals and communities to
Age : 14 to 60 years
understand and use digital
technologies for meaningful actions
within life situations”
Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of
External Affairs, Govt. of India
Jan Dhan Yojana
• Biggest financial inclusion initiative in the world.
• Date of launch: 28th August 2014
• 193 million accounts opened till Nov 15, 2015
• Features of the scheme include:
 No minimum balance required.
 Interest on deposit.
 Accidental insurance cover of Rs.100,000.
 Life insurance cover of Rs.30,000/-.
 Easy Transfer of money across India.
 Beneficiaries of Government Schemes will get Direct Benefit Transfer in these
accounts.
 Overdraft facility of up to Rs.5000/- will be permitted (only one account per
household, preferably lady of the household), after satisfactory operation of the
account for 6 months
 RuPay Debit Card will be provided (must be used at least once in 45 days.)
 Access to Pension.

Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of

External Affairs, Govt. of India
E-Bhasha
• All government websites: Will move from bilingual to multilingual
• Digital India website: Available in 12 languages…Work in progress to cover all 22
constitutionally recognized languages

Investments & Technology Promotion Division, Ministry of

External Affairs, Govt. of India