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A New Era of India's
Digital Revolution
On 1 st July 2015, Prime
There has been a new
sunrise in the form of 4G in the Minister Narendra Modi officially
remote areas of Arunachal launched Digital India with a
and North East; internet vision to transform India into
connectivity has brought a new a digitally empowered society
dawn. Facilities that were once and knowledge economy. Ever
available only in big cities have since then it has changed the
been brought to every village
face of the country’s digital
through Digital India.
transformation. Started as
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi an ambitious initiative by the
(in his ‘Mann ki Baat’ address) Government of India with only
19% of the population connected
to the internet, and a mere 15%
with access to mobiles, Digital
India today with its successful
trajectory has turned a billion
dreams into reality.
In the present times, much
like Roti, Kapda, and Makaan
(Food, Clothing, and Shelter),
the internet has become an
indispensable necessity and
a source of expanding social
and economic opportunities
in the country. With over a
billion phones, over 600 million
"Free internet in villages was smartphones, and the cheapest
indeed a dream which has data rates in the world that has
turned into a reality today.
allowed people to use unlimited
And for this, I would like to
thank our Prime Minister, for bandwidth on their devices,
extending Digital India and increasing digital literacy on
bringing to life an initiative subjects ranging from banking
like BharatNet, which is truly and education to farming and
the backbone of our Digital manufacturing was of utmost
India.” importance in India.
-Om Prakash Singh
Digital Entrepreneur, UP Realizing this need, India’s
road to digital transformation
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