Page 50 - Mann Ki Baat - English, August 2022

"Digital India has made
around 10 billion transactions
everything very convenient
were made. Digital penetration
for people. I can tell from my
of UPI applications has seen a
personal experience that
steep growth in rural India due to
nothing is impossible for us. I Government's push for pervasive
want to extend my gratitude connectivity and access to high-
to the Hon’ble PM for giving quality internet.
us this platform which has Another strategic cornerstone
enabled thousands of families of digitization in rural India is the
to earn their livelihoods.” Common Service Centres (CSCs),
- Setha Singh Rawat aiming to provide high-quality
Darji Online, Founder and cost-effective video, voice,
and data content and services,
Government launched ‘Pradhan
in the areas of e-governance,
Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta
education, health, entertainment
Abhiyan’ intending to make six
as well as other private services.
crore Indians residing in rural
A service delivery-oriented
India digitally literate.
entrepreneurship model with a
Unified Payments Interface
large bouquet of services made
(UPI) is a successful example
available for the citizens, CSCs
of the growing acceptance of
are revolutionising e-governance
Digital India in rural areas. The
in rural India.
year UPI was launched, i.e. 2016,
under the Digital India initiative,

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