The government is aiming to be a $1-trillion digital economy by 2027-28. As part of this, the Digital India programme was launched in 2015.
India aims to develop digital infrastructure as a core utility for every citizen. Between 2015 and 2021, rural internet subscriptions increased by 200 percent, compared to a 158 percent increase in urban areas, aided, no doubt, by the low base effect. This demonstrates the government's intensified efforts to equalise digital connectivity between rural and urban regions, Economic Survey 2023 added.
