Digital India

DIGITAL INDIA

          Samvardhit Bharat- Samparkit Bharat

DIGITAL SAKSHARTA ABHIYAN (DISHA) OR NATIONAL DIGITAL LITERACY MISSION (NDLM) 

• Digital India Launched by PM on 1st July,2015
• To create a participative, transparent and responsive government
• A big step forward to transform the country into a digitally empowered knowledge economy.
• Includes various schemes worth over Rs 1 lakh crore - Digital Locker, e-education, e-health, e-sign and national scholarship portal etc.
• The program includes projects to ensure that government services are available to citizens electronically and people get benefit of the latest information and communication technology.
• 2 lakhs 50 thousand gram panchayats to be connected with WiFi, Hotspot enabled broadband connection.
• National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) to make at least one person in every family digitally literate with digital literacy skills by 2020. 
• Target for NDLM was to train 10 lakh candidates which was achieved in June,2016.
• Target for Digital Sakhsarta Abhiyan DISHA was 42.5 lakh candidates which was achieved in December 2016.
• Under Pradhan Mantri Digital Saksharta Abhiyan, target is to make 6 crore adults digitally literate in two years.

AADHAR 

• Aadhaar enrolment has increased to 113.26 Crore (As on 31st March, 2017) from 63.22 cr (as on 31^st May, 2014)
• Nearly 100% of the adult (18+years) population has Aadhaar (as on 31st March, 2017) from 62% (as on 31^st May, 2014).
• Number of unique bank accounts linked with Aadhaar has increased to 43 cr (as on 31st March, 2017) from less than 7 cr (as on 31^st May, 2014).
• Since September, 2016 15.28 Crore mobile SIM cards have been issued using Aadhaar eKYC.
• 125 Banks have joined Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS), leading to an increase in AEPS transactions from just 0.46 Crore on 31st May, 2014 to 42.7 Crore on 15th March, 2017.
• Aadhaar enrolment trend during March, 2014 to May, 2014 was about 3-4 lakh per day and about 5-6 lakh per day till October 2016. Since Demonetization, the Aadhaar enrolment/ Update requests are in the range of 7-8 lakh per day
• More than 1 cr Income Tax Payee have linked their Aadhaar with PAN
• Approximately 70% people are applying for passport using Aadhaar

COMMON SERVICE CENTRES:

·         In order to take the benefits of Digital India to every corner of country, a vast network of more than 2.5 lakhCommon Services Centers have been created.

·         This has developed digital entrepreneurs among poor, marginalized, Dalits and women of India.

·         More than 34,000 women are working in these Centres that provide digital services like ticket booking, telemedicines, Jan Aushadhi, Aadhaar service to people.

·         In May, 2014 just 83,000 CSCs were there

BHARAT NET: From High ways to I-ways and village broadband

·         Under Bharat Net, Optical Fibre Network connectivity to villages of India has seen rapid growth

·         More than 1.77 lakh kms of Optical fiber cable has been laid reaching 78,220 Gram Panchayats against a target of 2.5 lakh village Panchayats; up from 59 in May, 2014

TELECOM SECTOR

1. FDI in Telecom Sector touches new height:        

          

·         FDI in Telecom Sector rose to $10 billion in first eight months of 2016-17.  

·         From $1.3Billion in 2013-14, it went to $ 2.9 Billion in 2014-15 and to $1.3   Billion in 2015-16.

         

2. Revival of BSNL

3. Phone user base touches new high

·         India has the second-largest subscriber base of 1058.86 million users in 2016. Since June 2014, the country has added 79 million subscribers.

·         Overall Tele-density has increased to 83.36% in 2016 as compared to 75.8% in June, 2014.

·         The number of broadband subscribers stood at 68.83 million in June 2014, which nearly doubled to 120.88 million in 2016 and is likely to cross 250 million mark by end of 2017.

·         Internet user base may cross 450 million mark by Mid 2017 as against 300 million in December 2014.  It took 3 years to reach 300 million from 200 million.

                         

4. National Optical Fibre Network Program (NOFNP )

·         (NOFNP) of 7.5 lakh kms networking 2.5 lakh villages speeded up by allowing willing States to undertake its execution under PM’s Digital India Initiative

·         1,77,144 kms of Optical fibre cable has been laid reaching 78,220 Gram Panchayats by 12th March 2017.

·         Expenditure on NOFN-Rs 8384 crores ( 2014 to January, 2017)

 5. Communications & IT (Budget 2017-18)

• By the end of December 2018, 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats will be connected with high speed broadband connectivity under Bharat Net.
• A Digi Gaon initiative will be launched to provide tele-medicine, education and skills through digital technology  

 6. Electronics Manufacturing

• Electronics Development Fund created to support venture capital funds for start-ups

• For creating an eco-system to make India a global hub for electronics manufacturing a provision of Rs 745 crores in 2017-18 in incentive schemes like M-SIPS and EDF. 

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ECONOMY

Badhta Bharat- Ubharata Bharat

DEMONETISATION

DIGITAL PAYMENT PROMOTION & LESS CASH ECONOMY

·         Mera mobile mera bank mera batua: BHIM app (based on United Payments Interface(UPI)), to promote cashless economy brings payments to people’s phones

·         125 lakh people have adopted the BHIM app so far. Total transactions in BHIM App is nearly 50 lakhs & amount transacted is Rs. 1407 cr since 30th December, 2016

·         BHP –AADHAR Platform launched by PM on 14^th April ,2017 on Ambedkar Jayanti at Nagpur

·         Cash incentives to promote digital payments – Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana

·         Aadhar enabled Payment system in place to promote less cash economy

·         Target of 2,500 crore digital transactions for 2017-18 through UPI, USSD, Aadhar Pay, IMPS and Rupay debit cards  

·         Provisions being made for sufficient number of PoS Terminals

• As on 19^th March 2017, more than 11 Lakh Point of Sale (PoS) have been deployed against the target of 10 Lakh PoS deployment by banks before 31st March, 2017
• Payments Regulatory Board to be set up within RBI
• Digital Jagriti Program
• More than 2 Crore citizens trained on usage of electronic modes of payments since 2^nd December, 2016
• Supported in on-boarding more than 16 lakh merchants

GST

·         One Nation, One Tax- One Nation-One Market

·         Passed by Parliament

·         To be rolled on July 1,2017

·         4 Tax Rates- 5%, 12%, 18%, 28%

·         Reduction in overall taxes on goods, estimated to be 25-30%

·         Lead to ease of doing business and increase in tax revenue collections.

Benefits of GST

Decrease in Inflation due to

·         Reduction in Cascading effect of Taxes

·         Overall Reduction in Prices

Ease of Doing Business due to

·         Common National Market

·         Benefits to Small Taxpayers

Decrease in “Black” Transactions due to

·         Self-Regulating on line Tax System

·         Non-Intrusive and transparent Tax System

More informed consumer due to

·         Simplified Tax Regime

·         Reduction in Multiplicity of Taxes

Poorer States to gain due to

·         GST being a destination based Tax

·         Consumer States to benefit the most

·         Abolition of CST

Make in India boost due to

·         Exports to be Zero Rated

·         Protection of Domestic Industry - IGST

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

• Inflation brought under control. CPI-based inflation declined to 3.65% in February 2017 from7.72% in May 2014.
• Inflation rate averaged 7.79 percent from 2012 until 2016, reaching an all-time high of 11.16 percent in November 2013 and a record low of 3.69 percent in July 2015
• Economic Survey: CPI based Inflation likely to be below 5%.
• Food inflation down to 2.46%; it was 8.88% in May 2014
• Economy has moved on a high growth path.
• India’s Current Account Deficit declined from 1.8% in 2014-15 to 1.3% in Q3 2016.
• High GDP growth rate: 7%+
• Highest FDI ever: $63 billion
• Fiscal Deficit in control: 3.2%
• Current Account Deficit down from 4% in 2014 to almost zero
• Low inflation: Around 4% from high of 11% in 2014
• Rupee exchange rate in control

   

 GDP Growth Rate

·         India has been the brightest star in global economy since the Government came to power, and fear-mongering over demonetization was exposed by Q3 2016-17 growth of 7.1%

Year	Growth rate (%)
2012-13	5.48
2013-14	6.54
2014-15	7.18
2015-16	7.93
2016-17	7.11

GDP PROJECTION BY INTERNATINAL AGENCIES (2016-17 vs. 2017-18)

·         IMF : 6.6 % (FY’16), 7.2% (2017-18), 7.7% (2018-19) (As per WEO April 2017)

·         OECD: 7 % (FY’16) &7.3% (FY’17)

·         World Bank: 7% (FY’16) & 7.6% (FY’17)

·         UN ESCAP Report : 7.3% (FY’16) & 7.5%(FY’17)

·         ADB: 7% (FY’16) & 7.8%(FY’17)

·         Moody’s: 7.1 % (FY’16 & FY’17)

·         Fitch: 7.1 % (FY'16) & 7.7 %(2017 -18)

·         CSO: 7.1%

FDI (COMMERCE)

                         

·         Foreign Direct Investment goes up by 48% since NDA Govt. took over

                         

Year	Amount of FDI (US$ Billion)
2013-14	36.4
2014-15	44.9
2015-16	53.4
2016-17 (till December, 2016)	47.2

                                                             

·          India world’s most attractive investment destination

·         Will create jobs and benefit domestic consumers through lower prices and superior technology.

FOREX RESERVES (Commerce)

·         India’s Highest ever FOREX Reserves in 2015

·         Macroeconomic stability ensured with Forex Reserves $364 Billion (as on March 23,2017) compared to $312 Billion (May end, 2014)

·         Lowest point of Forex Reserves in this decade reached in September 2013 - $274 Billion, threatening macroeconomic stability

BUDGETARY REFORMS (Finance)

3 Major Reforms in Budget 2017-18.

·         Presentation of Budget advanced to 1st February to enable the Ministries to operationalize all activities from the commencement of the financial year.

·         Merger of Railways Budget with General Budget to bring Railways to the centre stage of Government’s Fiscal Policy and

·         Removal of plan and non-plan classification of expenditure to facilitate a holistic view of allocations for sectors and ministries  

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS (DIPP)

• Improved rank in Ease of Doing Business Ranking
• Self-certification
• Simplification of rules
• Scrapping of about 1200 obsolete laws
• Most of the regulatory processes put online.
• 60% of defence Items out of the licensing process
• Real Estate Bill passed to protect the interest of buyers and bring more transparency to the housing sector.
• Gas pooling for power and fertilizer sectors.

REVAMPING & RESTRUCTURING OF BANKS

• Merger of 5 State Bank subsidiaries into State Bank of India

REAL ESTATE BILL

·         Real Estate Bill passed to protect the interest of buyers and bring more transparency to the housing sector.

SOVERIGN GOLD BONDS

·         To provide a new financial instrument of investment to public at large and reduce the demand for physical gold. 3986 kg of Gold bonds worth Rs. 1044 crore subscribed.

INDIAN GOLD COIN SCHEME

·         Boost to indigenous gold coin scheme launched under Make in India

                                            

LABOUR REFORMS

ShramevJayate

• ShramSuvidha portal: unique labour identification number allocated, online registration of establishments.
• Unique Labour Identification number allocated to give permanent identity to labourers. EPFO issued 6.57 crores UAN out of which 2.5 crore have been activated through mobile phones.
• Amendments in Labour laws to exempt certain industries from returns, labour registration, inspection etc.
• Amendment in factories Act, 1948 to allow for: night shift for women, increased hours of overtime
• Apprentices Act, 1961 modified to ensure more apprentices. Stipend linked to minimum wages.
• Facility of Common online return in one year
• Reforms in BIS laws to improve the standards of goods and services
• National Career Service Project:  bringing employers, trainers and unemployed on single platform, 3.5 Crore aspirants registered till now.

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ENERGY SECTOR

DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAYA GRAM JYOTI YOJANA: (DDUGJY)

• Scheme launched on 25^th July 2015
• Launched with an initial allocation of Rs. 500 crores to ensure power supply to the rural poor.
• The initial target of 2,800 villages; 7,108 village electrified in one year
• Target of electrifying 18452 villages till May 2017
• 13,328 out of 18,452 un-electrified villages electrified as on 28.04.17

GARV: Grameen Vidyutikaran Android app – launched for real-time and transparent tracking of the progress in rural electrification

UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All)

·         Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All. LED bulb distribution under domestic efficient lighting program in Delhi launched on 5 January 2015

·         23.13 crore LED Bulbs distributed till now

·         30,040 Million units of electricity saved per year

·         To help government to save Rs 12,016 crores per year

·         Reduction in Carbon Dioxide Emission up to 24.33 MT/year

·         Procurement price of LED bulbs dropped significantly due to aggregation of demand from Rs. 310 )Jan. 2014 ( to Rs. 38 (Jan. 2017)

UDAY - Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana launched on 20th November, 2015

·         To obtain operational and financial turnaround of State owned Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs). 27 State/UTs have joined UDAY.

• The most comprehensive power sector reform ever, to turnaround DISCOMs though efficiency improvements.

·         UDAY web portal has been created as a transparent monitoring mechanism

Operational Indicators (As on 28.04.17):

·         Electricity access to 83% Un-connected Households

·         Feeder metering: 100% achieved in Urban areas and 99% in Rural areas

·         Rural Feeder audit: 100% conducted

·         Feeder Segregation: 69% achieved

·         AT&C Losses: 22.86% in 18 States

·         Bonds issued: Rs. 2,32,500 (85.39%; data from 16 States)

·         Tariff Revision done for 25 out of 27 States/UTs

·         ACS-ARR Gap (Rs. /Unit): Rs. 0.48/Unit

·         Distribution of LEDs Under UJALA: 90%

COAL

·         Transparent e-auction of 31 coal blocks and allocation of 51 blocks under the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015

·         Potential revenue to Coal bearing States around Rs 3.94 lakh crores over the life of the mine/lease period

• Surplus coal production of 554 million tonnes during 2016-17, as compared to 462 million tonnes in 2013-14.
• Increase in production of 92 million tonnes took just 3 years (2014-17), as compared to 7 years before 2013-14 for same increase.
• In 2014, two-thirds of Coal based thermal power plants had critical coal stocks of less than 7 days; now all plants have surplus stocks

PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

GIVE IT UP CAMPAIGN

·         Launched on 27^th March 2015

·         About 1.04 crore consumers have given up subsidy (As on 1st May 2017).

·         ‘Give Back’- 65 lakh connections given back to BPL families,

URJA GANGA

·         Will cater to energy requirements of five states, covering 40 districts and 2,600 villages

·         Will revive three large fertilizer plants, enable industrialization of over 20 cities and development of city gas network in 7 cities, thereby generating large numbers of jobs.