🇮🇳 Digital India – Facts & Figures (2025) 🔹

Fresh SSB batches start around the 1st & 15th of every month.

1. About the Programme

• Launched: 1 July 2015
• By: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
• Vision: “Transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.”
• Focus Areas:
  1. Digital Infrastructure as a Core Utility
  2. Governance & Services on Demand
  3. Digital Empowerment of Citizens

• Overall Users (2025 est.): Over 950 million
• Internet Penetration Rate: ~67%
• Rural Penetration: ~45%
• Urban Penetration: ~85%
• India: 2nd largest internet user base in the world (after China)

• Mobile Subscribers: Over 1.17 billion
• Smartphone Users: ~760 million
• 5G Services: Launched in 2022, now expanded to over 500 cities
• BharatNet Project:
  • Goal: Connect all 6.5 lakh villages with high-speed fiber
  • Progress: Over 2.1 lakh GPs (Gram Panchayats) connected with optical fiber

• UPI Transactions (2024): Over 14,000 crore transactions annually
• UPI Value (2024): ₹180 lakh crore (~$2.2 trillion)
• Global Share: India handles ~46% of global real-time digital payments
• Rural Push: Over 26 crore Jan Dhan accounts linked with UPI
• Key Platforms: UPI, BHIM, RuPay, Aadhaar Pay

• DigiLocker:
  • Users: 23+ crore
  • Documents Issued: Over 7.5 billion
• UMANG App:
  • Over 1,600 government services available
• MyGov Portal:
  • Citizens actively participate in policy suggestions
• e-Shram Portal:
  • 28+ crore unorganised workers registered

• Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA):
  • Trained: Over 6 crore rural citizens in digital literacy
• Digital University: Announced in 2022 Budget; under development
• DIKSHA Platform: Digital learning for school students and teachers

• India’s Digital Economy (2024): ~12% of GDP
• Registered Startups: Over 1,10,000
• Unicorns (2024): 110+
• Sectors Dominating: Fintech, EdTech, AgriTech, HealthTech, E-commerce

• Data Protection Bill: Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
• Cyberattacks (2024): Over 13 lakh incidents reported (CERT-In)
• Govt Action: CERT-In strengthened; National Cybersecurity Policy underway

• India: Model for inclusive digital transformation
• UPI: Being adopted by countries like Singapore, UAE, France, Nepal
• Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI): Gained praise at G20 India Summit (2023)