DIGITAL INDIA

                                            

                             VISION OF DIGITAL INDIA

Digital India is a flagship programme of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. 

 HISTORY 

Digital India was launched by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 1 July 2015, with an objective of connecting rural areas with high speed Internet networks. It is centered to three key areas  - digital infrastructure as a utility to every citizen, and digital empowerment of citizens. 

OUTCOMES

The programme has been favoured by multiple countries including the US, Japan, South Korea, the UK, Canada, Australia , Malaysia and Vietnam.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chemistry with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the social media giant's headquarters in California may have been greeted enthusiastically.