Features of Digital India Program - Budget & Economic Survey
Q. What are features of the Digital India Program?
1) Its an ambitious umbrella programme to prepare India for knowledge-based transformation.
2) Ensure broadband connectivity at village level.
3) Increase indigenous production of IT hardware and software.
4) People’s empowerment through availability of entitlements on the cloud, coupled with Aadhaar Authentication Platform.- Published on 06 Aug 15a. Only 1, 2 and 4
b. Only 1 and 3
c. Both 1 and 2
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
Recognizing the need for greater penetration of IT services domestically, in Budget 2014-15 Digital India has been envisioned as an ambitious umbrella program to prepare India for knowledge-based transformation. This would ensure broadband connectivity at village level, improved access to services through IT-enabled platforms, greater transparency in government processes and increased indigenous production of IT hardware and software.