Technology reduced divides instead of deepening them: PM Modi
Mr. Modi made the post on the occasion of the ten year anniversary of the Digital India programme. The Digital India Corporation also took out full page ads in a blitz to promote the milestone.
As we mark #10YearsOfDigitalIndia, shared a few thoughts on LinkedIn, on how this initiative has positively impacted India's growth trajectory.https://t.co/5VPNJ2U9MS — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 1, 2025
'In 2014, internet penetration was limited, digital literacy was low, and online access to government services was scarce,' Mr. Modi said. 'Many doubted whether a country as vast and diverse as India could truly go digital. Today, that question has been answered not just in data and dashboards, but in the lives of 140 crore Indians. From how we govern, to how we learn, transact, and build, Digital India is everywhere.'
'Through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), over ₹44 lakh crore has been transferred directly to citizens, cutting out middlemen and saving ₹3.48 lakh crore in leakages,' Mr. Modi said. 'Schemes like SVAMITVA have issued 2.4 crore+ property cards and mapped 6.47 lakh villages, ending years of land-related uncertainty.'
With digital public infrastructure (DPI) projects like Aadhaar, DigiLocker and FasTAG, Mr. Modi said, India was 'moving from digital governance to global digital leadership,' referring to initiatives like the Global DPI Repository, managed by India for access to countries in the Global South.
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