Budget 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman proposes special fund to extend digital delivery of services through CSCs
5 years, 6 months ago

Budget 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman proposes special fund to extend digital delivery of services through CSCs

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Nirmala Sitharaman proposed creating a special Universal Service Obligation Fund in order to bridge the rural-urban digital divide and extend the reach of service delivery systems such as Common Service Centres in Budget 2019 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s maiden Budget speech on Friday proposed creating a special Universal Service Obligation Fund in order to bridge the rural-urban digital divide and extend the reach of service delivery systems such as the Common Service Centre across India under the Digital India programme. CSCs are small public-private partnership ventures, under Digital India where a village level entrepreneur facilitates government services at a nominal fee to the villagers. We are encouraging rural entrepreneurship and using it for providing government services,” says Dinesh Tyagi, CEO, CSC e-Governance Services, the special purpose vehicle floated to implement the scheme under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Hashmi is one among the nearly four lakh village-level CSC entrepreneurs who are working as single window operators for the citizens to avail government services.

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FM Sitharaman urges regional rural banks to onboard customers to digital services like mobile banking by Dec 2024
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FM Sitharaman urges regional rural banks to onboard customers to digital services like mobile banking by Dec 2024

Live Mint  

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Digital Infrastructure: The Secret Weapon for India's Economic Ascent

The Hindu  

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Transforming India's Economy: The Power of Digital Public Infrastructure
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Live Mint  

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From Orientalism to Digital Leadership - News18
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From Orientalism to Digital Leadership - News18

News 18  

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Tracking India's digital progress: The need for measuring digital skills
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Deccan Chronicle  

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Budget: New DigiLocker and KYC will simplify digital identity requirements

Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 | KYC process to be simplified, DigiLocker will be ‘one stop shop’ for updating details: FM Sitharaman

The Hindu  

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Union Budget 2023 Speech Nirmala Sitharaman Live Digital Payments UPI Significant Enhancement
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ABP News  

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Budget 2023: FM Sitharaman's past key budget announcements on banking
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Budget 2023: FM Sitharaman's past key budget announcements on banking

Hindustan Times  

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UPI, CoWIN, ONDC: Public Digital Infrastructure Has Put India on the Fast Lane of Tech-led Growth
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News 18  

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Live Mint  

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Hindustan Times  

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Budget 2022: Businesses welcome Modi govt's futuristic vision, digital-first India
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India TV News  

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Govt Plans Mega Drive to Brief Villagers About Benefits of Broadband Internet at Doorstep - News18
3 years, 4 months ago

Govt Plans Mega Drive to Brief Villagers About Benefits of Broadband Internet at Doorstep - News18

News 18  

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Digital India: How the six-year-old mission has taken a largely offline nation online
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Firstpost  

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Digital nation: The Hindu Editorial on need for seamless delivery of citizen services
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Digital nation: The Hindu Editorial on need for seamless delivery of citizen services

The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Google’s ₹75,000-Crore Push Under Digital Innovation Fund To Accelerate India’s Digital Economy
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ABP News  

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4 years, 6 months ago

India's digital journey in past 5 years focused on empowerment and transformation: RS Prasad

India TV News  

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Nirmala Sitharaman holds first pre-Budget consultations with representatives of digital economy, startups
5 years ago

Nirmala Sitharaman holds first pre-Budget consultations with representatives of digital economy, startups

Firstpost  

Sitharaman is likely to present her second Budget for the Modi 2.0 government in Parliament on 1 February. New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday started her pre-Budget consultations with different stakeholder groups, the first one being with those from the digital economy, fintech and startups. The other issues included digital infrastructure and role of government, regulation of digital …

Digital India should be leveraged to transform rural areas: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
5 years, 2 months ago

Digital India should be leveraged to transform rural areas: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Digital India initiative should be leveraged to transform rural India and create avenues for those in smaller towns and cities, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday. “I want Digital India platform to transform rural India and create aspirations in tier 3 and tier 4 cities and towns,” the Minister said. Citing success stories of technology platforms …

Sitharaman highlights infrastructure projects bridging rural urban divide in Budget 2019-20
5 years, 6 months ago

Sitharaman highlights infrastructure projects bridging rural urban divide in Budget 2019-20

India TV News  

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Budget 2019-20: Digital payments are gaining greater acceptance, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
5 years, 6 months ago

Budget 2019-20: Digital payments are gaining greater acceptance, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday presented her first budget. This is what she said about Digital Sector in India Digital payments are gaining greater acceptance In India, over 3,134 crore digital transactions were done during 2018-2019, according to Digital India’s official Twitter handle. The government was also expected to bring in some changes to promote its policy of digital …

Union Budget 2019: From tax cuts to lowering of AFT pricing, Corporate India presents its wish list to Nirmala Sitharaman
5 years, 6 months ago

Union Budget 2019: From tax cuts to lowering of AFT pricing, Corporate India presents its wish list to Nirmala Sitharaman

Firstpost  

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