Marking 11 years of Digital India, PM Narendra Modi said the initiative has transformed governance, improved transparency and boosted ease of living. He cited UPI, Aadhaar, DBT and DigiLocker as key drivers. The programme has expanded digital access to villages and smaller cities while strengthening education, healthcare and commerce nationwide.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked 11 years of the Digital India initiative, saying the programme has 'redefined governance, empowered citizens and accelerated all-round development' since its launch on July 1, 2015. In a post on X, Modi said the initiative has 'touched every aspect of life,' citing seamless digital payments, direct benefit transfers and expanding digital public infrastructure as instruments of what he called "Ease of Living."

From villages to tier-2, tier-3 cities

Modi said the innovation wave driven by Digital India has reached 'all parts of India, especially villages, Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities,' with young entrepreneurs and startups across the country building solutions to global challenges. He added that the initiative has strengthened education, healthcare, agriculture, commerce and public service delivery, making governance 'more transparent, efficient and accessible.'

A decade of infrastructure build-out