Digital India Initiative 

Recently, the Digital India initiative completed nine years of launch. 

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Key Highlights

• It was launched by the Government of India in 2015. 
• Aim:  To transform India into a knowledge-based economy and a digitally empowered society by ensuring digital services, access, inclusion, empowerment, and bridging the digital divide. 
• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) coordinated with the various ministries and departments of the central and state governments.

 

Major Initiatives

• Ayushman Bharat: It aims to provide health insurance coverage to vulnerable sections of society. 
• BharatNet: It is aimed at providing high-speed internet access to rural areas. 
• Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM): It is a UPI-based payment app developed by the National Payments Corporation of India. It simplifies digital transactions.
• Jan Dhan Yojana: It is a financial inclusion program that facilitates affordable access to financial services such as bank accounts, remittances, credit, insurance and pensions.