{"id":46708,"date":"2025-07-02T19:25:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T13:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=46708"},"modified":"2025-07-05T18:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T12:46:11","slug":"10-years-digital-india-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/02-07-2025\/10-years-digital-india-journey","title":{"rendered":"10 Years of the Digital India Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Infrastructure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Digital India program <\/strong>was launched by the Government on <strong>July 1, 2015, envisions transforming India<\/strong> into a knowledge-based economy and digitally empowered society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Digital Economy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The digital economy is growing fast, contributing <strong>11.74%<\/strong> to the national income in 2022\u201323 and expected to reach <strong>13.42% by 2024\u201325.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>According to the State of India\u2019s Digital Economy Report 2024, released by ICRIER, India now ranks<strong> third in the world for digitalisation of the economy.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>By 2030,<\/strong> India\u2019s digital economy is projected to contribute nearly<strong> one-fifth of the country\u2019s overall economy, <\/strong>outpacing the growth of traditional sectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e3e6e9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-years-of-the-Digital-India-Journey.png\" alt=\"10 years of the digital india journey\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-46728\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3e6e9; width:373px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-years-of-the-Digital-India-Journey.png 599w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-years-of-the-Digital-India-Journey-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Focus Areas and Services Under Digital India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Connectivity and Infrastructure: <\/strong>Over the years, Digital India has built strong digital infrastructure across the country. Mobile connectivity has expanded to almost every village.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Telecom and Internet Penetration: <\/strong>Total telephone connections in India rose from 93.3 crore in 2014 to over 120 crores in 2025, with tele-density increasing from 75.23% to 84.49% by 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"abb5c2\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #abb5c2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sharp-decline-in-mobile-data-costs-in-india.png\" alt=\"sharp decline in mobile data costs in india\" class=\"has-transparency wp-image-46729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sharp-decline-in-mobile-data-costs-in-india.png 318w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sharp-decline-in-mobile-data-costs-in-india-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UPI: <\/strong>According to the ACI Worldwide Report 2024, India handled 49%<strong> of global real-time transactions in 2023<\/strong>. UPI now lives in over seven countries, boosting global digital payments and financial inclusion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aadhaar: <\/strong>The Aadhaar-based e-KYC system has helped simplify processes in both banking and public services. It made verification faster, reduced paperwork, and brought transparency across sectors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT): <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/direct-benefit-transfer-dbt\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/direct-benefit-transfer-dbt\/\"><strong>DBT<\/strong><\/a> uses Aadhaar to deliver welfare payments directly and remove fake beneficiaries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC): <\/strong>Launched in 2022, ONDC helps small businesses enter digital markets. By 2025, it covers 616+ cities and has registered more than 7.64 lakh sellers and service providers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IndiaAI Mission: <\/strong>It focuses on enabling access to computing, supporting innovation, improving datasets, funding startups, and ensuring ethical AI use.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>By May 2025, India\u2019s national computer power crossed 34,000 GPUs, marking a major milestone in AI infrastructure growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India Semiconductor Mission: <\/strong>With a \u20b976,000 crore outlay, the mission supports local chip and display manufacturing. It offers up to 50% support for fabs and incentives for chip design and production.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>E-Governance: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/e-governance-in-india\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/e-governance-in-india\/\"><strong>E-Governance in India<\/strong><\/a> has revolutionized the way citizens interact with the government by making services more accessible, transparent, and efficient.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It involves initiatives like<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/mission-karmayogi\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/mission-karmayogi\/\">Mission Karmayogi<\/a>, DigiLocker, and UMANG App.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/technology\/technology-reduced-divides-instead-of-deepening-them-pm-modi\/article69758551.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Digital India program was launched by the Government on July 1, 2015, envisions transforming India into a knowledge-based economy and digitally empowered society.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Digital Economy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The digital economy is growing fast, contributing 11.74% to the national income in 2022\u201323 and expected to reach 13.42% by 2024\u201325.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">According to the State of India\u2019s Digital Economy Report 2024, released by ICRIER, India now ranks third in the world for digitalisation of the economy.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">By 2030, India\u2019s digital economy is projected to contribute nearly one-fifth of the country\u2019s overall economy, outpacing the growth of traditional sectors.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/02-07-2025\/10-years-digital-india-journey\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46708"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47018,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46708\/revisions\/47018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}