Digital India Flags Off: Here's How it Matters to The Common Man

To Digitalize India by 2019—

With series of initiatives and schemes in place under this flagship program, the Ministry of Communications and IT, the nodal agency to implement the program, envisions a digitally empowered India by 2019.

By 2019—

2.5 lakh villages in India will have broadband and universal phone connectivity

Net Zero imports by 2020

4, 00, 000 Public Internet Access Points

Wi-Fi in 2.5 lakh schools and all universities

Digital Inclusion: 1.7 Cr trained for IT, Telecom and Electronics Jobs

Job creation: Direct 1.7 Cr. and Indirect at least 8.5 Cr

e-Governance & eServices: across government

India to be leader in IT use in services-health, education, banking

Digitally empowered citizens- public cloud, internet access

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