DIGITAL INDIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Digital India is a campaign launched by the Government of India in order to ensure that Government's services are
made available to citizens electronically by improved online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity or
making the country digitally empowered in the field of technology. The initiative includes plans to connect rural areas
with high-speed internet networks. Digital India consists of three core components: the development of secure and
stable digital infrastructure, delivering government services digitally, and universal digital literacy. Launched by
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 July 2015, it is a beneficiary of other key Government of India schemes,
such as Make in India, Bharat Net, Startup India and Standup India, Bharatmala, industrial corridors, Sagarmala.
The objective of digital India is connecting rural areas with high-speed Internet networks and improving digital
literacy. The vision of Digital India programme is inclusive growth in areas of electronic services, products,
manufacturing and job opportunities. This paper attempts to highlight the different challenges faced by the Digital
India Programmed. It describes the different opportunities of the programmer for the people of the country. Digital
Technologies which include Cloud Computing and Mobile Applications have emerged as catalysts for rapid economic
growth and citizen empowerment across the globe. Digital technologies are being increasingly used by us in everyday
lives from retail stores to government offices. They help us to share information on issues and concerns faced by us
and also to connect with each other. In some cases, they also enable resolution of those issues in near real time. For
this research paper, secondary data analysis is usually conducted and it is based on the information from the internet
via journals, research papers on the same subject.