About the Scheme
Digital India is a flagship programme to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. Launched July 2015. By 2025: 96.96 crore internet connections (up from 25 crore in 2014); 4.74 lakh 5G towers; 21.63 billion UPI transactions in Dec 2025; DigiLocker 53.92 crore users. India ranked 3rd globally in digitalisation.
Target Beneficiaries: 1.4 billion citizens; 96.96 crore internet users; 53.92 crore DigiLocker users; 6,300+ government institutions under ONOS
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) along with various central ministries, state governments, and public sector undertakings.
Key Features
- 96.96 crore internet connections by 2024 — up from 25 crore in 2014 (nearly 4x)
- 4.74 lakh 5G towers installed; 99.6% districts covered by 5G (2025)
- UPI: 21.63 billion transactions in Dec 2025; 228 billion transactions in full year 2025
- DigiLocker: 53.92 crore users; 7+ billion documents stored
- BharatNet: 2.18 lakh Gram Panchayats connected with high-speed internet
- Digital economy contributes 11.74% of GDP (2022-23); projected 13.42% by FY2025
- India ranked 3rd globally in digitalisation (ICRIER 2024); ₹45 lakh crore DBT transfers