India's digital journey focused on empowerment, inclusion and transformation: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India’s digital journey focused on empowerment, inclusion and transformation: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday stated that India’s digital journey targeted on empowerment, inclusion and digital transformation and its positive affect is being felt in all features of the lives of Indian residents.

While addressing a video convention marking the celebration of 5 years journey of Digital India Programme, he said that within the present pandemic state of affairs, because of JAM trinity (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile), individuals are capable of make money working from home.

He added that individuals are capable of make digital fee, college students are capable of be taught by way of TV, cellular and laptop computer, sufferers are capable of take teleconsultation, and farmers in distant nook of India is ready to get PM-KISAN advantages instantly of their financial institution accounts.

The convention was organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to have fun 5 years of Digital India progressing in the direction of Digital Bharat–Aatma Nirbhar Bharat.

The Digital India journey previously 5 years has centred round empowerment, inclusion, digital transformation. It has positively impacted all features of the lives of Indian residents identification administration by way of Aadhaar, Direct Benefit Transfer, Common Services Centres, DigiLocker, mobile-based UMANG companies, participatory governance by way of MyGov, Jeevan Pramaan, to UPI, Ayushman Bharat, e-Hospital, PM-Kisan, e-NAM, Soil Health Cards, SWAYAM, SWAYAM PRABHA, National Scholarship Portal, e-Pathshala, and so forth.

A ‘National AI Portal’ and ‘Responsible AI for Youth’ was launched not too long ago to put the inspiration for an AI-powered future. Digital India’s initiatives have additionally performed a pivotal position throughout the CoVID-19 scenario, equivalent to Aarogya Setu, E-Sanjeevani, sensitisation by way of MyGov and Social media platforms and many others.

Pointing out that the variety of e-Services has elevated from 2,463 in 2014 to three,858 until May 2020 and day by day common digital transactions have elevated from 66 lakh in 2014 to 16.Three crore in 2020, the Union Minister shared that Aadhaar has been issued to 125.7 crore residents and 4,216 crore authentications have been facilitated.

Direct Benefit Transfer to the tune of Rs 11.1 lakh crore has been disbursed for 426 schemes from 56 Ministries and has led to the saving of Rs 1.7 lakh crore due. Jan Dhan Accounts have reached 38.73 crore beneficiaries, with a complete of Rs 1.33 lakh crore in beneficiaries financial institution accounts. Mobile and web connections are being utilized by 117 crore and 68.eight crore customers, respectively.

DigiLocker, launched on July 1, 2015, has 378 crore issued paperwork. Unified Mobile App for New-Age Governance (UMANG) has 860+ companies operational and greater than 3 Crore downloads have taken place, he additional added. MyGov has been launched to facilitate participatory governance within the nation, with a complete of 1.17 Crore registered contributors, whereas facilitating the Mann Ki Baat of the Prime Minister.

Emphasizing Digital India’s initiatives throughout the COVID-19 scenario, equivalent to Aarogya Setu for its ground-breaking improvement time of three weeks and localisation in 12 Indian languages with 13 crore downloads, with further Three crores for Kai OS, he knowledgeable that it has helped determine over 350 COVID-19 hotspots. He additional stated that sensitization by way of MyGov and Social Media Platforms have performed an important position in tackling the pandemic by way of user-friendly graphics, video, quotes to residents by way of the MyGov web site and thru all social media channels equivalent to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedln, Telegram, and Youtube. He additionally spoke briefly about different initiatives equivalent to E-Sanjeevani, SAMHAR-COVID-19, Ayush Sanjivani Mobile app, and VC and e-Office.

While concluding, he reiterated that Digital India’s achievements will be attributed to the united efforts of Central Government, State Governments, Industries and Academia, all key components of Team India. Lastly, he said that India’s expertise pool of expert individuals, know-how prowess and geopolitical benefits are poised to make India an inspiring nation within the 21st Century for the welfare of Indians and the world.

During the occasion, a panel dialogue was held concerning public digital platforms. Shri Ajay Sawhney, Secretary, MeitY spoke about ‘Building Digital Government Platforms for the Digital Economy of the Future’.Shri Nandan Nilekani, Non-Executive Chairman, Infosys, spoke concerning the relevance and success of public-private partnership fashions in e-Government Development, the place he touched 4 dimensions-Government as an enabler of know-how, as a buyer of Technology, as a platform supplier and the Government as a collaborator to offer options.

He congratulated Hon’ble Minister on the profitable implementation of Digital India within the nation. The constructing of Aatma Nirbhar Digital Systems additionally deliberated extensively. ‘AatmaNirbharta’ or ‘Self-Reliance’ implies the event of in-house capability and functionality to drive financial and social improvement of the nation. 

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