Digital India
Topic: Transport and Communication in India · NCERT: Class 10, Ch 7 "Lifelines of National Economy"
Meaning
Digital India is an umbrella programme launched on 1 July 2015. "Umbrella" means it brings many smaller schemes together under one name. Its goal is to make India a digitally empowered knowledge economy. It has three aims: building digital infrastructure (cables, networks), giving government services on demand (online and quick), and digital empowerment (helping people use digital tools with confidence). Its slogan is: IT (Indian Talent) + IT (Information Technology) = IT (India Tomorrow).
Example
Under the Digital India push, BharatNet is taking optical-fibre broadband to about 2.5 lakh gram panchayats. 5G mobile service started in India in October 2022. India is now the world's second-largest telecom market (verify current).
Don't confuse with
- BharatNet: this is only the fibre network to villages. Digital India is the whole programme, covering infrastructure, services and empowerment.