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has been paved by
various Government
initiatives that led to
new digital platforms
for the citizens
and an increase in
accessibility to such
platforms.
Digital India, since
its inception, was
focused on three key
vision areas: digital
infrastructure as a
core utility to every
citizen, governance
and services on
demand, and digital
empowerment of
citizens. Burgeoning
with time, Digital India in today’s e-Pathshala, and BHIM, Digital
day and age is enabling various India is driving developments
sectors to achieve massive across the length and breath of
scale and growth. Standing the nation.
tall on Government schemes The advent of the internet
such as Make in India, Startup and Digital India has ushered
India, Standup India, and many in waves of change across
more, and innovative initiatives the hinterland, spreading its
like DigiLockers, e-Hospitals, roots in the rural landscape at
an exponential pace. This has
led to significant digitization
in rural areas, especially in the
education, agriculture, financial
and employment sectors.
Through programs like BharatNet,
the Government has taken a
step forward to connect nearly
2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats for
various e-Government services
like telemedicine, tele-education,
e-Health, and e-Entertainment,
focused on creating local
employment opportunities
and driving socio-economic
growth in the area. Further, to
improve digital awareness, the

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