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# O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 864
TO BE ANSWERED ON: 06.02.2026
IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL INDIA PROGRAMME
864. # SHRI SHAMBHU SHARAN PATEL:
SHRI ADITYA PRASAD:
SHRI TEJVEER SINGH:
SHRI KESRIDEVSINH JHALA:
SHRI MAYANKKUMAR NAYAK:
Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the major achievements in strengthening India's digital public infrastructure under
the Digital India programme during the past five years;
(b) the impact of Government digital platforms on improving the last mile delivery of Government
services to the rural population, women and marginalized groups; and
(c) the steps taken to ensure interoperability, scalability and linguistic accessibility of Digital India
platforms across various States and Union Territories?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI JITIN PRASADA)
(a) to (c): In line with the Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision to democratise use of technology, the
Government of India has promoted Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) across India, including
Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.
Under the Digital India programme, the Government has adopted the Digital Public Infrastructure
(DPI) approach to enable delivery of digital services at population scale through open,
interoperable and scalable platforms.
Government has successfully implemented foundational digital public infrastructure (DPI) at
population scale for identity (Aadhaar), for payment (UPI), for data exchange (DigiLocker and API
Setu), etc. DPI has been a transformative force in India's socio-economic development,
significantly enhancing financial inclusion, digital inclusion, governance and economic growth.
To promote linguistic inclusion in digital services, the Government has launched the National
Language Translation Mission (NLTM) – BHASHINI, envisaged as a public digital platform
for Indian language technologies. The Bhashini platform addresses communication barriers for
India’s diverse population.The India Stack Local portal showcases successful digital transformation initiatives undertaken
by States and Union Territories. It serves as a collaborative platform to share, learn, and replicate
best practices, contributing to equitable, cost-effective, and sustainable national growth. State-wise
details of 794 digital solutions are available on the India Stack Local platform at
https://indiastacklocal.in/.
Besides, Government of India has taken several measures to share the success of India’s DPI with
the global community:
(i) India Stack Global (https://www.indiastack.global/) has been developed and launched
to showcase the success of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and digital
solutions, and to facilitate their adoption and replication by friendly countries. The portal
provides access to 18 key digital platforms, including Aadhaar, UPI, CoWIN, API Setu,
DigiLocker, Aarogya Setu, Government e-Marketplace (GeM), UMANG, DIKSHA, e-
Sanjeevani, e-Hospital, e-Office, eCourts, POSHAN Tracker, Non-Communicable
Diseases (NCD) Platform, Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH), Public Financial Management
System (PFMS), and PM GatiShakti.
(ii) Global DPI Repository – Under Indian Presidency of G20 in 2023, Global DPI
Repository (GDPIR) portal (https://www.dpi.global/) was designed, developed and
rolled out by India. India contributed highest number of DPIs to the GDPIR.
The status of some of the key Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and digital platforms that have
been instrumental in ensuring inclusive and equitable access to Government services, particularly
for the rural population, women, and other sections of society, is as under:
• Aadhaar: Aadhaar is the world’s largest digital identity programme that provides biometric
and demographic-based unique digital identity. 143+ crore Aadhaar IDs have been generated
so far. State-wise details of enrolments are available at
https://uidai.gov.in/aadhaar_dashboard/.
• Unified Payments Interface (UPI):
· UPI serves 6.5 crore merchants, and connects 685 banks on one platform, making it
the world’s largest digital payment system.
· UPI powers 81% of India’s digital payments and nearly 49% of global real-time digital
payments.
• DigiLocker: DigiLocker has provided anytime access to authentic digital documents from
original issuer for the common citizen. More than 65.01 crore users are registered with
DigiLocker to avail its services and more than 950+ crore documents issued from 2412 issuers
onboarded on the platform.
• Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG), one mobile application
for all government services, is operational and offers 2390+ services for individuals. State-
wise details of users and digital services are available at
https://web.umang.gov.in/landing/services.
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