Digital India
- Muskan Keshan
- Jun 6
- 1 min read
Feb 24, 2023 | Blog
"Digital India has the power to connect the unconnected and provide access to digital services and information to all citizens of India." ~ Sundar Pichai
Digital Infrastructure
Digital public infrastructure for agriculture will be built as an open source, open standard and interoperable public good.
Fiscal support for Digital Public Infrastructure will continue in 2023-24.
Upgrade digital infrastructure in lower courts with the Rs 7,000 crore allocation.
100 labs for developing applications using 5G services will be set up in engineering institutions.
Digital Services
Fintech services in India have been facilitated by our digital public infrastructure, including Aadhaar, PM Jan Dhan Yojana, Video KYC, India Stack and UPI.
Setting up three centres of excellence for AI.
PAN to be a Common Business Identifier for all digital systems.
The KYC process will be simplified, adopting a ‘risk-based’ instead of a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to meet the needs of Digital India.
An Entity DigiLocker will be set up for use by MSMEs, large businesses and charitable trusts.
Digital Literacy
National Digital Library for children and adolescents will be set up to facilitate the availability of quality books across geographies, languages, genres and levels, and device-agnostic accessibility.
For countries looking for digital continuity solutions, we will facilitate the setting up of their Data Embassies in GIFT IFSC.
The digital ecosystem for skilling will be further expanded with the launch of a unified Skill India Digital platform.




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