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ENGLISH Digital Newsletter 2 YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENT TOUCHING LIVES, TRANSFORMING INDIA SHRI NARENDRA MODI (HONOURABLE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA) Being the flagship programme of our Government, the success of Digital India is unmatched and is reaching people across the country which makes their everyday lives better. It’s our dream to see a new India which changes the face of the country through a digital makeover. SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD (HONOURABLE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT) The past two years have been immensely satisfying as we saw some great work done across departments contributing towards the Digital India programme. The pace at which it is growing clearly shows we are headed in the right direction. We can’t wait to see how it transforms our country for better. GOVERNANCE DOT TRANSFORMED INTO CENTRE OF PROBITY AND TRANSPARENCY SPECTRUM AUCTION, TRADING, MYGOV – PROMOTING CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT IN SHARING & HARMONISATION GOVERNANCE All pending policies on spectrum trading, sharing & harmonisation have been Standing true to the belief that a Government is of the people, by the people, for the resolved which has resulted in transformation of DOT into Center of Probity & people, the Indian Government has set up a digital platform where every responsible Transparency. Indian citizen can put across his views to help build the nation. Launched on 26th The transformation of DOT into Centre of Probity & Transparency has led to a July, 2014, it is based on the principle of ‘Discuss’, ‘Do’ and ‘Disseminate’ where the positive impact of sharing spectrum resulting in decongestion of traffic by citizens can actively take part along with the domain experts on national issues. spectrum allocation, reduction in call drops and improved quality of service, and Polls and nation building tasks are also implemented on this platform. availability of more airwaves to expand wireless bandwidth. MyGov has proved itself a successful bridge connecting the pulse of the nation with This will allow various telecom operators to share surplus spectrum resulting in the Government. With new facilities like Poll, Blog and Talk the platform offers efficiency in spectrum usage and better telecom services for consumers. citizens to communicate with their Government in many ways and be directly heard As a result of these positive policy measures by the Government, the FDI in by the Government. You can access the platform at https://mygov.in/ telecom sector has increased from USD 1611 million (March 2014) to USD 4091 million (February 2016). March 2015 AADHAR: WORLD’S LARGEST ONLINE DIGITAL IDENITITY PLATFORM E-KRANTI: DIGITAL DELIVERY OF SERVICES Aadhaar is a unique 12 digit number given to every Indian citizen using biometric Initiating the availability of Government services to a common man near his location, inputs. It can act as their identity verification anywhere without any problem and at affordable costs, through common service delivery outputs, e-Kranti is a way to also help them access Government services seamlessly. seek path breaking transformation in governance by ensuring efficiency, Biometric identification process removes the loopholes of fake documents. It transparency and reliability of the said services. Core ICT infrastructure projects like enables direct transfer of Government benefits to the under-banked areas. It also State Data Centres (SDCs), State Wide Area Networks (SWANs), Common Services makes banking services like fund transfer more convenient since only Aadhaar Centres, Cloud based platform Meghraj, and Mobile Seva have been planned. number is needed instead ofdetails like IFSC code, account number, etc. The objectives of leveraging e-Kranti for the benefit of the common man are many. By using Aadhaar platform the Government has extended DBT services to 30 crore Enhancing portfolio of citizen centric services, promoting rapid replication of beneficiaries, amounting to a transfer of Rs. 61,000 crore. Also, 3.5 crore duplicate e-Governance services, technologies to enhance the quality of e-Services, ensuring beneficiaries have been eliminated resulting in savings of Rs. 14,000 crore in optimum usage of ICTs, and mandating the respective standard of services are some 2014-15. of the focus areas. e-Kranti is the backbone of services to be delivered under Digital India. With a cloud based, mobile centric approach of providing e-Services, it enhanced the portfolio of citizen centric services, promotes rapid replication & integration of e-Governance services and leverage emerging technologies to enhance the quality of e-Services provided to citizens. ECONOMY FINANCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH POSTAL BANKING SYSTEM PROMOTING ITES GROWTH IN TIER II AND TIER III Payment Bank will provide banking services like deposits, remittance, online CITIES payments to service providers, direct bank transfers, social security payments to In the recent past, skilled power and cost effectiveness have magnificently beneficiaries through India Post Payments Banks (IPPB) account holders in the contributed to the growth of the BPO industry in India– albeit in Tier I cities. The rurally banked or under-banked areas. Indian Government now seeks to promote a balance in growth across Tier IIand Tier III cities by providing capital incentives. The benefits of propagating the growth of BPO industry focus on cutting costs for Total deposits of Post Office Saving Bank (POSB) BPO industry and making it more competitive, create employment generation in rural ₹ 6.53 Lakh Crore & semi urban India, and increase penetration of ICT services in smaller towns and Since 18th Nov 2016 cities. ₹ 2.49 crore Kisan Vikas Patras sold India BPO North East BPO Promotion Scheme Promotion Scheme ₹23,460 crores Investment Deposit in KVP In the recent past, skilled power 1,45,000 and cost effectiveness have 15,000 magnificently contributed to Employment Employment the growth of the BPO industry opportunities in India – albeit in Tier I cities. opportunities The Indian Government now seeks to promote a balance in 493 crore growth across Tier II and Tier III 50 crore Budget Outlay cities by providing capital Budget Outlay incentives. 48,300 5000 Seats Seats Looking on far reaching benefits as the threshold of this initiative, it has provided fruitful results for the same. In last 2 years, Post Office Savings Accounts increased from Rs.30.86 crore to Rs. 34.22 crore. Over 85 lakh Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Eliminating the need of migrating to Tier I cities for exploring opportunities in accounts with investments of around Rs. 4,596 crore have been opened since the IT sector, IT growth promotion will allow prospective individuals to get January 2016. Over Rs.13,000 crore MNREGS wages were also disbursed through employment opportunities in their native states. Post Office Savings Bank Accounts. Under-banked citizens all over India can now access basic banking services without any problem. ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING TOUCHING NEW HEGHTS Additionally, three lakh policies have been issued under Prime Minister Suraksha Bima Yojana, PM Jeevan Jyoti Yojana & Atal Pension Yojana through Post offices. High priority has been given to boost manufacturing of electronics and IT hardware in India due to its potential to generate employment and create a cyber Maximum sum assured in Rural Postal Life Insurance has increased from 5 Lakh to secure eco-system. The union budget of 2016-17 extended the differential duty 10 lakh, while that of Postal Life Insurance increased from Rs. 20 lakh to Rs. 50 structure to some electronics items. It also seeks to promote manufacturing of Lakh. semi-conductor wafer, LCD fabrication units and populated PCBs among other Speed post revenue things ₹1600 cr The major initiatives undertaken are M-SIPS (Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme) to attract investment, EDF (Electronic Development Fund) to enable the ₹1495 cr Government to attract venture funds for innovation, and EMC (Electronics Speed Post ranked as the best express mail delivery Manufacturing Clusters) which will be set up in 7 states (1 in each state) to service by CAG generate 1 lakh job jobs 2014-2015 2015-2016 950+ Mail Vans fitted with GPS device for online monitoring DRIVING E-COMMERCE IN RURAL AND SEMI URBAN YOUTH INDIA Department of Posts has given a huge boost to e-Commerce services. E-Commerce MOVING TOWARDS PAPERLESS GOVERNANCE companies like Amazon, Flipkart, Yepme, Shopclues, Naaptol, etc and 800 other WITH DIGILOCKER companies have tied up with the postal network for smooth delivery. India paved the way towards paperless governance through Digilocker. A highly secure cloud based platform, Digilocker provides the opportunity to organizations and individuals to issue, verify, store and access all their legal documents. $ 2014 (June) 2015 2016 (May) 2.33 Lakh 11.78 lakh e-Signed Documents Registered Users Facilitating the betterment of the e-Commerce delivery system, 34 major land routes have been established for transmission of parcels, 950+ mail vans fitted with GPS 2nd March 2016 i devices for online mail monitoring and 57 integrated state-of-the-art parcel centres have been established. 22 Lakh 80 Lakh The 1,54,882 IT-enabled post offices will play a vital role in bridging the gap of Documents Uploaded Document Issued By Individuals by Organisations services offered between rural and urban India. CONNECTING THE UNCONNECTED INDIA Digilocker enables the users to secure online storage of documents, facilitates This initiative aims to bring connectivity to the most isolated regions of India by automatic issuance of documents by government agencies. The stored documents 2019 though expansion of mobiles and Internet services. It focuses on services are electronically signed before sharing which further eliminates the need of submissions of paper documents pertaining to education, farming, health and finance. User can register via mobile phone, sync their Aadhaar identity and upload This will ensure the remotest communities of India are included in the digital documents. transformation of the country. Information is key to development. Seamless Internet and mobile connectivity in all communities will enable them to elevate their knowledge, awareness & therefore socio-economic status.
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