The 'Digital India Programme', to ensure digital services, digital access, digital inclusion, digital empowerment and bridge the digital divide, was launched by the Government of India in which year?
The 'Digital India Programme', to ensure digital services, digital access, digital inclusion, digital empowerment and bridge the digital divide, was launched by the Government of India in which year?
Solution
Option 1 -> This was the year the programme was announced, but not formally launched.
Option 2 -> The Digital India Programme was officially launched on July 1, 2015, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Hence, Option 2: 2015 -> The Digital India Programme was formally inaugurated on July 1, 2015, as a flagship initiative to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy, focusing on three key areas: digital infrastructure, digital literacy, and delivery of services digitally -> correct
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