A total of 138.34 crore Aadhaar numbers have been generated so far, along with the creation of 67 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) numbers, the Ministry of Electronics and IT stated in its year-end review on Tuesday.
India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has revolutionized public service delivery, fostering accessibility, security, and efficiency in digital economy.
Among the notable achievements, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) recorded 15,547 crore transactions worth ₹223 lakh crore between January and November 2024, underscoring its transformative role in financial transactions across the country.
As part of the government’s paperless governance initiative, Digi Locker has emerged as a pivotal platform for document issuance and verification. “With over 37 crore registered users, Digi Locker has transformed how citizens access and authenticate their documents,” the ministry highlighted.
The Unified Mobile Application for New-Age Governance (UMANG) further enhances access to government services. Boasting over 7.12 crore users, UMANG provides approximately 2,077 services from 207 central and state government departments, available in 23 languages, including Hindi and English.
India’s digital infrastructure has witnessed transformative growth, establishing the country as a global leader in digital adoption. Innovations in cloud computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and digital governance are propelling the nation’s rapidly expanding digital economy.
The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has set up advanced National Data Centres (NDCs) in cities such as Delhi, Pune, Bhubaneswar, and Hyderabad, offering robust cloud services to ministries, state governments, and public sector undertakings (PSUs). These NDCs now feature approximately 100PB of storage capacity, leveraging All Flash Enterprise Class Storage, Object Storage, and Unified Storage, along with nearly 5,000 servers supporting diverse cloud workloads.
A new Tier-III NDC with 200 racks, expandable to 400, is under construction in Guwahati, Assam.
Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA), the world’s largest education platform, has conducted 556.37 crore learning sessions as of July 2024. The platform also reported 17.95 crore course enrollments and 14.37 crore course completions.
The Common Service Centres (CSCs) initiative, managed by MeitY, continues to play a vital role in bridging the digital divide in rural India. As of October 2024, over 5.84 lakh CSCs are operational nationwide, including 4.63 lakh at the Gram Panchayat level, delivering more than 800 services ranging from government schemes to education, telemedicine, and financial services.