1. Digital India Completes 10 Years: Pillars and Objectives
- Digital India was launched on 1 July 2015 by PM Narendra Modi; the nodal ministry is MeitY.
- Its vision is a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
- The programme rests on nine pillars, from Broadband Highways to Early Harvest Programmes.
- Aadhaar, UPI and DigiLocker form the Digital Public Infrastructure; mobile data costs about ₹10 per GB.