Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has praised the Digital India initiative’s excellent ten-year completion. Ten years later, he said, we are witness to a journey that has changed the lives of innumerable people and brought about a new age of empowerment. “India has made many strides in digital payments, powered by the collective resolve of 140 crore Indians” said Shri Modi.
Sharing a thread on X by MyGovIndia, the Prime Minister wrote:
“Today is a historic day as we mark #10YearsOfDigitalIndia!
Digital India started off as a project ten years ago with the goal of making our country a technologically sophisticated and digitally empowered society.
A decade later, we stand witness to a journey that has touched countless lives and ushered in a new era of empowerment. India has made many strides in digital payments, powered by the collective resolve of 140 crore Indians. Sectors like health and education have also benefitted from this initiative.
Over the last ten years, Digital India—launched in July 2015—has profoundly transformed India’s digital landscape.
Internet subscriptions rose from ~251 million (2014) to ~969 million (mid-2024), a 285% increase; broadband jumped from 61 million to ~949 million users—a staggering 1,450% growth
Over 615,000 villages now have 4G, and BharatNet connected ~214,000 Gram Panchayats, laying 692,000 km of fiber and installing ~104,000 Wi-Fi hotspots.
Aadhaar: Enrolled ~1.42 billion IDs by April 2025; over 10 million e‑KYC daily, with >100 crore face authentications.
UMANG & DigiLocker: UMANG now offers 2,100+ services to 73.4 million users; DigiLocker saw 465 million users and 20 million+ sign-ups in 2024.
Digital services: Over 400 digital services via ~521,000 CSCs; eSign, MyGov, PMGDISHA, Karmayogi, and more have scaled massively.
UPI: Launched in 2016, it now handles 16 billion monthly transactions (₹23 lakh crore/month by 2025), has onboarded 460 million users and 65 million merchants, and ranks as 49% of global real-time transactions.
Financial inclusion: With 550 million PM Jan-Dhan bank accounts and Aadhaar‑linked mechanisms, ~US$41 billion has been saved via DBT.
MSMEs & ONDC: Over 73% of rural MSMEs report business growth from digital tools; ONDC has 764,000+ sellers and processed 154 million+ orders.
Digital health IDs, vaccination and telemedicine platforms have enabled 340+ million consultations, linking insurance and records digitally
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PMGDISHA: Around 66 million registered, with 42 million certified digitally literate.
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Internet Saathi: Trained ~17 million rural women to use digital tools since 2015.
Startup India & Atal Mission: ~150,000 startups and 100+ unicorns by 2024; sizeable job creation in electronics and R&D
IT‑BPM industry: Contributes 7.4% of GDP, generating $254 billion revenue in FY2023–24.
Data centres: Capacity at 950 MW in 2024 with rapid expansion expected.
Digital economy contributed ~11.7% to GDP in 2022–23, projected to reach ~13.4% in 2024–25, and could be 20% by 2029–30.
McKinsey estimated Digital India could add $1 trillion to GDP by 2025.
India’s digital economy is poised to exceed $1 trillion by 2030, driven by mobile-first growth, content-commerce synergy, and a consumer boom
Digital India’s first decade has delivered transformative impact: universal connectivity, seamless digital payments, robust e-governance, massive digital literacy gains, and a boom in digital innovation. Challenges remain in full inclusivity, balancing urban-rural divides, and state-level equity. With continued infrastructure investment, literacy programs, and platform expansion, the initiative is well underway to making India a top global digital economy by 2030.
credit – PIB
