About In 2015, the Indian government launched the ‘Digital India’ initiative with an aim to transform India into a knowledge-based economy and a digitally empowered society. It aims at ensuring digital services, digital access, digital inclusion, digital empowerment and bridging …
What’s in the news? The government has launched Digital India futureLABS to strengthen research and development (R&D) and innovation in areas such as automotive, computing, communication, strategic electronics, industrial electronics and internet-of-things in the country. The futureLABS will serve as …
About PIDF Scheme Operationalised in 2021, the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme aims at incentivising the deployment of payment acceptance infrastructure such as physical Point of Sale (PoS), Quick Response (QR) codes in tier-3 to tier-6 centres, north-eastern states …
About Digital India Digital India is a programme to prepare India for a knowledge future. The focus is on making technology central to enabling change. It is an Umbrella Programme covering many departments. It weaves together a large number of …
About NPCI NPCI was incorporated in 2008 as an umbrella organization for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India. It is an initiative of the RBI and Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) under the provisions of the Payment and Settlement …
About ABDM The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) was launched by the Government in 2020 for promoting digitization of healthcare and creating an open interoperable digital health ecosystem for the country. It aims to do so by prescribing common health …
What’s in the news? To ensure that every Indian has access to quality skill development, relevant opportunities and entrepreneurial support, the Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched Skill India Digital (SID). It is a comprehensive digital platform …
What’s in the news? Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has had a transformative impact on India, extending far beyond inclusive finance. The G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion document prepared by the World Bank has lauded transformative impact of DPIs in …
About NPCI The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) was incorporated in 2008 as an umbrella organization for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India. It is an initiative of the RBI and Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) under the …