Nine Pillars of Digital India (Important)
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Digital India was launched by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 2 July 2015 with an objective of connecting rural areas with high-speed Internet networks and improving digital literacy.
Nine Pillars of Digital India Are
- Broadband Highways
- Universal Access to Mobile
- Public Internet Access Program
- E-Governance - Reforming government through technology
- E-Kranti Electronic delivery of Services
- Information for all
- Electronics manufacturing Target NET Zero imports
- IT for Jobs
- Early Harvest Programs
Pillar1. Boadband Highways
Broadband for all
Rural:
- Coverage: 250000 GP
- Timeline: December 2016
- CAPEX: ₹ 32,000 Cr
- Nodal Dept: DoT
- 1yr: 50,000 GP
- 2yr: 1,00, 000 GP
- 3yr: 10,00, 000 GP
Urban:
- Virtual Network Operators for service delivery.
- Mandate communication infrastructure in new urban development and buildings.
- Changes in Rules to facilitate.
National Information Infrastructure
- Coverage: Nationwide
- Timeline: March 2017
- Cost: ₹ 15,686 Cr
- Nodal Dept: DeitY
- Integration of SWAN, NKN, NOFN. To be implemented in 2 years
Pillar2. Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity
Universal Access to mobile connectivity
- Coverage: Remaining uncovered villages (~42,300 village)
- Timeline: FY 2014 - 18
- Cost: ₹ 16,000 Cr
- Nodal Dept: CoT
- Ongoing Program Increase network penetration & coverage of gaps.
Pillar 3. Public Internet Access Program National Rural Internet Mission
CSCs made viable, multifunctional end points for service delivery
- Coverage: 2,50, 000 village (now 1,30, 000)
- Timeline: 3 Year -March 2017
- Cost: ₹ 4750 Cr
- Nodal Agency: DeitY
- Ongoing program reach of Govt. services to all GPs.
Post office to become Multi-Service Centres
- Coverage: 1,50, 000 Post Offices
- Timeline: 2 Years
- Nodal Agency: D/o Posts
- This should be long term vision for POs
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 service 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 analyze data to identify and resolve persistent problems-largely process improvements.
- To be implemented across government-critical for transformation.
Pillar 5. E-Kranti Electronic Delivery of Service
Technology for Education- e-Education
- All School connected with broadband
- Free wi-fi in all schools (2,50, 000)
- Digital Literacy program
- MOOCs- develop pilot massive Online open courses
Technology for Framers
- Real time price information
- Online ordering of inputs
- Online cash, loan, relief payment with mobile banking.
Technology for Health-e-Healthcare
- Online medical consultation
- Online medical records
- Online medical supply
- Pan-India exchange for patient information
- Pilots-2015; full coverage in 3 years
Technology for Financial Inclusion
- Mobile banking
- Micro- ATM program
- CSCs/Post Offices
Technology for Planning
- GIS based decision making
- National GIS Mission Mode Project
Technology for Security
- Mobile Emergency services
Technology for Justice
- e-Courts, e-Police, e-Jails
- e-Prosecution
Technology for Security
- National Cyber Security Co-ordination centre.
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 to citizens.
- myGov. in
- 2-way communication between citizens and government.
- Online messaging to citizens on special occasions/programs
- Largely utilize existing infrastructure - limited additional resources needed.
Pillar 7. Electronics Manufacturing Target NET ZERO IMPORT by 2020
- Target NET ZERO Imports is a striking demonstration of intent
- Ambitious goal which requires coordinated action on many fronts
- Taxation, Incentive
- 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.
Pillar 8. IT for Jobs
- Train people in smaller towns & villages for IT sector jobs
- Coverage: 1 crore student
- Timeline: 5 year
- Cost: ₹ 200 Cr for weaker sec.
- Nodal Agency: DeitY
- New scheme IT ready workforce
- IT/ITES in NE
- Scope: Setting up of BPO per NE State
- Coverage: NE States
- Nodal Agency: DeitY
- ICT enabled growth in NE
- Train service delivery Agents to run viable businesses delivering IT services
- Coverage: 3,00, 000
- Timeline: 2 year
- Nodal Agency: DeitY
- Ongoing Skilled VLEs and viable CSCs
- Telecom service providers to train rural workforce to cater to their own need
- Coverage: 5,00, 000
- Timeline: 5 Years
- Nodal Agency: DoT
- Telecom ready workforce
Pillar 9. Early harvest Programs
- IT platform for messages
- Coverage: Elected representatives, All Govt. employees
- 1.36 Cr mobiles and 22 Lakh emails
- Mass Messing Application developed
- Targeted Mass messaging since July 14
- Government Greetings to be e-Greeting
- Basket of e-Greeting templates available
- Crowd sourcing of e-Greetings thru MyGov
- e-Greetings Portal ready by 14 August 2014
- 1st e-Greeting from PM on 15th August 2014
- Biometric attendance
- Coverage: All Central Govt. Offices in Delhi
- Operational in DeitY & initiated Urban Development
- On-boarding started in other depts.
- Procurement of devices - tender issued
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