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The Digital India programme, aims to promote e-governance and transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. This programme has been envisaged by Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) and will impact ministry of communications & IT, ministry of rural development, ministry of human resource development, ministry of health and others.

It emphasises thrust to nine pillars of growth areas. If the vision behind the programme comes to fruition it can bring transformative changes in a wide range of areas such as.

Transformation in Citizens Service Delivery: Digital India aims to ensure that Government services are available to citizens electronically. It would also bring in public accountability through mandated delivery of government’s services

electronically; a Unique ID and e-Pramaan based on authentic and standard based inter-operable and integrated government applications and data basis. Digital empowerment of citizens will pay emphasis on universal digital literacy and availability of digital resources/services in Indian languages.

Transformation of Key Social Sectors:

Through the application of technology the Digital India programme has the potential to bring transformation in areas such as education- distance education, tele-education, e- literacy. Similarly, in the health sector it would promote tele-medicine, use of ICT in health service delivery, awareness as well as grievance redressal. With its thrust on rural and agriculture sectors the programme can have transformative effects in these areas as well. Besides these the programme is expected to create 17 million direct and 85 million indirect jobs.