Problems & Prospects of Rural Digitalisation
Naveen Kumar · Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research · 2018
Digitalisation of India, A welcome move! The Digital India programme launched by Indian Government is a much needed initiative that will help bridge the digital divide between Urban and Rural India and empower citizens. It aims to connect Grampanchayat by Broadband internet, promote E-Governance and transform India into a connected knowledge economy. Digital India is the beginning of digital revolution. It is a dream which is created by the Government of India to ensure that government services are made available to citizens electronically, even in remote areas, by improving online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity. The programmes have one mission and one target that is to take nation forward digitally and economically. The initiative will enable people to get engaged in the innovation process which is needed by the economy to move forward. But to implement this is a great challenge. There are many roadblocks in the way of its successful implementation like digital illiteracy ,poor infrastructure, low internet speed, lack of coordination among various departments, issue pertaining to taxation etc This paper will discuss the extent to which Rural people has been uplifted from this programme. It describes the challenges faced by Rural India while implementation of Digital India Programme.