Digital india
1)-Empowering
Citizens digitally:- With the help of collaborative platforms for increased
digital literacy, the Digital India programme pushes for comprehensive
knowledge and increased usage of smart phones, computers,laptops,tablets,among
various othere digital/ electronic devices. This goal includes the following:
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Making resources digitally accessible
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Transferring copies of documents to the cloud
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Making digital literacy a universal objective
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Building online platformsfor government
approachability
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Offering digital services in Indian regional
languages
2)-Creating and
utilizing digital infrastructure:- Imagine a scenario where you are able to
digitally convey a message from the far end of the world to an extremely remote village shying away in
an oblivious corner of India with the help of the Internet. Wouldn’t that be
wonderful? That is exactly what Digital India is trying to achieve by proposing
to build infrastructure that supports high-speed internet all acrodd the
country, including areas with remote connectivity. To look at it in terms of
specific targets, this is what it aims to achieve.
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Creating a unique digital identity that serves
an individual lifelong across a range of platforms and services and is
completely authentic
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Making high speed internet available as a
topmost priority for relaying information and delivering services
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Making provision for a public cloud with a
private space that can be shared amongst specific individuals
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Encouraging digitalization in the financial
sector by promoting services such as mobile banking and net banking
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Building a cyber space that is safe and well
encrypted
3)-E-governance and
digital delivery of services:- As mentioned earlier, the government, at the
Central and State level, has been coming up, been coming up with a range of
electronic initiatives. These are being improvised with the aim of making the
delivery of public services an easier and smoother process and making access to
these services effortless and troublr-free. All these plans are being executed
with the needs of the common man in mind through service delivery options that
make processes easier and help create digital awareness. The following are the
goals the intiative aims to achieve with this aspect in mind.
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Making cashless financial transactions digitally
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Supporting business workflows with enhanced
digital services
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Providing single-window services across
different departments with seamless integration
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Making use of real-time services on online,
digital platforms
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Accelerating e-services by making them available
on the cloud
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Using Geospatial Information System(GIS)
technology for better integration with related
organisations
e-Kranti
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e-Kranti is
another name for the revamped version of the e governance platform launched on a national level by the
Government of India called the national e-Governance plan 2.0. The original
structure of the plan consisted of domains
such as health care, agriculture, education, land, court, passports,
municipalitis, police, taxes, and so on. With the mottos of ‘’transforming
e-governance in order to transform governance’’ ,transformation instead of
individual services’’ ,amongst others, the government is pushing for the
e-Kranti programme to be a cornerstone
for the Digital India movement. Apart form the mentioned social projects , this
programme will also see the addition of other relevant aspects such as women
empowerment , child development , urban governance , financial awareness ,
social assistance , and so on. Here are some of the projects being undertaken under
this programme.
e-Helth care
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As per this subdivision would be provided to maintain
medical records , provide medical consultation online, records patient
information , supply medicine through online portals, among others .
e-Education
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The idea for this platform is to provide internet in all
schools, with free wi-fi in secondary and higher secondary schools. As per the
plans ,around 2,50,000school will fall under this phase of the programme .
Another big vision is to develop and promote a programme called Massive Online
Open Courses(MOOCs) .
Security
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Technology is being built to provide real-time ,
mobile-based disaster-related services and emergency service , providing a fast
responding network that can possibly help save lives and provides speedy and
timely service in case of emergency.
Farmers
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Under this scheme, farmers will be provided with the
technical know-how and real-time application of information regarding prices,
mobile banking for easier financial transactions, and ordering inputs online
easily and without any issues .
Cyber security
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With the growing need to curb cyber crimes and ensure
safety in the digital space , the government is setting up National Cyber
Security Coordination Center across the country . It has also come up with
CEKT-In ,short for India Computer Emergency Response Team , which serves to
awareness about cyber security issues.
Justice
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The government plans to digitalis courts , jails ,
prosecution , police etc. to build a strong space and provide strength to the
justice system as well as making justice-related infrastructures better and at
par with global standards .
Financial Inclusion
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Various technology have been proposed to build up and
strengthen financial inclusion , including features such as post office , CSCs
, micro-ATM programmes , mobile banking , and so on .
Pillars of Digital India
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The vision for Digital India is an amalgamation of
different thoughts , ideas, and plans that span a range of departments and ministries
functioning within various pockets across the country . The Digital India programmer
is supposed to work in tandem with the Department of Electronics and
Information Technology (Deity). In collaboration ,they have come up with nine
aspects that will function as the pillars of the scheme by themselves ,
involving the role and function of different ministries of the government . The
following are the nine main pillars of the Digital India movement:
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Making mobile connectivity a universal feature
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Broadband highways
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e-Governance
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Public Internet Access Programme
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e-Kranti
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Manufacturing electronics
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Information for all
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Information technology for jobs
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Early Harvest programmes
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