Lok Sabha Question No. 2358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Digital India Scheme
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2358

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 15.03.2023

## DIGITAL INDIA SCHEME

## 2358. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will  the  Minister  of  ELECTRONICS  &  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY  be  pleased  to state: -

- (a) whether the Government has launched the Digital India Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  people  of  various  districts  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  especially  in  Misrikh Parliamentary constituency have also been benefitted from this scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a)  and  (b):  Government  has  launched  the  Digital  India  programme  with  the  vision  of transforming India into a digitally empowered society and a knowledge-based economy, by ensuring  digital  access,  digital  inclusion,  digital  empowerment  and  bridging  the  digital divide. The programme is centred on three key vision areas, namely digital infrastructure as a core utility to every citizen, governance and services on demand, and digital empowerment of citizens.  The  overall  goal  is  to  ensure  that  digital  technologies  improve  the  life  of  every citizen, expand India's digital economy, and create investment and employment opportunities and digital technological capabilities in India.

Digital  India  has  considerably  bridged  the  distance  between  Government  and  citizens  and enhanced  trust  on  government  &  governance.  It  has  also  helped  in  delivery  of  substantial services  directly  to  the  beneficiary  in  a  transparent  and  corruption-free  manner.  In  the process, India has emerged as one of the pre-eminent nations of the world to use technology to transform the lives of its citizens. Details of some of the key initiatives under Digital India are at Annex.

(c)  and  (d):  Yes,  Sir.  People  of  various  districts  ofUttar  Pradesh,  including  in  Misrikh Parliamentary  constituency  have  benefitted  from  the  Digital  India  programme.  The  benefit include  about  1.2  lakh  functional  Common  Service  Centres  (CSCs),  imparting  of  health, education, financial inclusion awareness and skill development related services in one village in  each  of  the  75  districts  in  the  State  under  the  Digital  Village  pilot  project,  258  citizencentric e-services under the e-District Mission Mode project and certification of 1.09 crore persons under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan  (PMGDISHA)for functional digital literacy. In addition, citizens in the State have also been enabled to access e-services  under  various  initiatives,  such  as  Unified  Mobile  Application  for  New-age Governance (UMANG), DigiLocker, e-Hospital and MyGov.

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## Details of some of the key initiatives under Digital India

| .No.   | S Initiative                                                                                      | tatus prior to launch of Digital India programme   | Current status                                                                       | ocus                    |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.     | Annual e- transactions reported at eTAAL (Electronic Transaction Aggregation and Analysis Layer)* | 64 crore FY2013-14)                                | 2 ( 10,786 crore (FY2021- 22)                                                        | igital services         |
| 2.     | Unified Payment Interface (launched in 2016)*                                                     |                                                    | - 4,597 crore transactions (FY2021- 22)                                              | igital payment platform |
| 3.     | DigiLock er (launched in 2015)*                                                                   |                                                  | - Over 15 crore users Over 560 crore issued documents (March 2023)                   | aperless initiative     |
| 4.     | Unified Mobile Application for New- age Governance (UMANG) (launched in 2017)*                    |                                                    | - Over 21,800 services of over 300 Central/State Government departments (March 2023) | obile governance        |
| 5.     | Jeevan Pramaan (launched in November 2014)                                                        | .01 lakh certificates *** FY2014-15)               | 6 ( Over 7 crore certificates* (March 2023)                                          | igital life certificate |
| 6.     | Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) (launched in 2017)*                    |                                                    | - Over 5.83 crore persons trained (March 2023)                                       | igital skilling         |
| 7. in  | MyGov (launched July 2014)*                                                                       |                                                    | - 3 crore MyGov Saathis (March 2023)                                                 | itizen engagement       |
| 8.     | Functiona l Common Services Centres**                                                             | .84 lakh May 2014)                                 | 0 ( 5.23 lakh (January 2023)                                                         | igital services         |
| 9.     | e- Hospital (launched in 2014)                                                                    | hospitals onboarded 2014)                          | 6 ( Over 1,100 hospitals* onboarded (March 2023)                                     | igital health           |

Sources:

* Respective websites

- ** CSC e-Governance Services India Limited

## Annex

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*** Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Annual Report 2021-22 F2487

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