The Digital India Mission completed 11 years since its launch on 1 July 2026,marking a major milestone in India’s sustained efforts to build an efficient, self-sustained and unique Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) model that bridges the digital divide and fosters economic and social change through technology-driven governance.
Over the past 11 years, the programme has facilitated the development of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), integrating digital identity, banking services, and mobile connectivity to support public service delivery. Government services — including welfare transfers, taxation, healthcare, education, and digital documentation, — have increasingly moved onto online platforms, with the aim of improving transparency, efficiency, and accessibility. This transformation has been anchored around nine key pillars, including Broadband Highways, Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity, the Public Internet Access Programme, e-Governance, e-Kranti, Electronics Manufacturing and Early Harvest Programmes, among others with its impact visible across healthcare, education, agriculture, financial inclusion and rural development.
One of its most significant achievements has been the expansion of digital infrastructure. Over 6.5 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs) are now operational across the country, providing access to government and financial services in rural and remote areas In healthcare, digital platforms have transformed access to medical services. The e-Sanjeevani telemedicine platform has facilitated over 40 crore consultations, making it one of the world’s largest telemedicine initiatives. The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission has also accelerated the creation of digital health records, with more than 79 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA IDs) generated, enabling seamless access to healthcare services.
The education sector has witnessed a rapid expansion of digital learning through initiatives such as DIKSHA, SWAYAM and & PM eVIDYA;, which have enabled students and teachers to access online educational content, virtual classrooms and skill-development resources. “DigiLocker” has created a repository of academic records and data where as of March 2026, the platform has registered over 70.69 crore users and issued more than 850+ crore documents, making verification faster, paperless, and more reliable. The IndiaAI Mission is strengthening AI education, infrastructure and responsible AI adoption. It is promoting AI skills across schools, higher education institutions and professional training programmes through initiatives such as India AI Kosh Enhanced internet penetration and digital infrastructure have further improved access to learning opportunities, particularly in rural and underserved regions.
Agriculture has similarly benefited from technology-led reforms. The National Agriculture Market (e-NAM); now integrates over 1,400 agricultural mandis, facilitating transparent price discovery and online trading for farmers. Other innovations include the Agristack developed under the Digital Agriculture Mission, which is a farmer-centric DPI powering service for online agricultural trading and Kisan e-Mitra, an AI-powered chatbot providing instant farming information and government scheme support.
As of March 2026, over 9.20 crore Farmer IDs have been generated and digitised farmer databases have also improved access to markets, information and government support. Rural empowerment has remained a key focus of the Digital India programme through digital literacy initiatives such as the Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) and its successor, the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA). The scheme was launched to equip at least one member of every eligible rural household with basic digital skills, including internet usage, online payments and access to citizen-centric services.
7.35 crore candidates were enrolled, 6.39 crore received digital literacy training, and 4.78 crore were certified under PMGDISHA. The initiative has played a crucial role in enabling rural citizens to access e-governance services, digital banking, telemedicine, online education and welfare schemes, while complementing the expansion of over 6.5 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs) across the country.
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has emerged as one of the largest real-time payment systems globally, processing 24,162 crore transactions during FY 2025–26.UPI now accounts for nearly 81 per cent of India’s digital payment volume and approximately 49 per cent of global real-time digital payment transactions. Digital connectivity has also expanded significantly since the programme’s launch, with broadband subscribers growing almost fourfold since 2015 to 106.58 crore, while BharatNet has provided high-speed broadband connectivity to more than 2.15 lakh Gram Panchayats. India’s 5G network now extends to 99.9 per cent of districts through nearly 5.18 lakh base stations. The average cost of mobile data has declined from around ₹269 per GB to between ₹8 and ₹10 per GB, making India one of the world’s most affordable markets for mobile internet access.
The programme has also broadened its focus to include increasing transparency in welfare payments: over 98 per cent of food grain distributed under the Public Distribution System is now Aadhaar-authenticated, while eligible beneficiaries benefit from over 3,100 Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes and more than 360 public services using Aadhaar-based authentication. It has also had a significant impact on financial inclusion through the JAM trinity — Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and mobile connectivity — which has contributed to an increase in the number of bank accounts in the country from 14.72 crore in 2015 to 57.78 crore in February 2026.
India further reinforced its digital transformation agenda by hosting the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026; at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, bringing together policymakers, researchers, industry leaders and delegates from over 100 countries. The summit shifted the global conversation from AI safety to AI for Development, highlighting responsible, inclusive and people-centric artificial intelligence. It showcased initiatives under the IndiaAI Mission, including expanded access to high- performance computing, AI datasets, indigenous language models and startup support, while reaffirming India’s ambition to emerge as a leading global hub for ethical AI innovation and governance.
The Digital India Mission has also emerged as a source of diplomatic and bilateral relevance, through components such as the India Stack and other open-source network and identity platforms that are gaining prominence in both the Global North and the Global South. India and France, for instance, have collaborated to widely introduce and adopt components of the India Stack like the UPI into the French economy. It already extends UPI acceptance to merchants and travellers in France.
Similarly over twenty countries including nine African Nations have associated themselves with MOSIP. The developmental strides made by Digital India have thus proven to be an essential component of India’s vision for Viksit Bharat 2047.
