“Digital India”, when we hear these two words, we feel magic. Our P.M. Mr. Narendra Modi is showing us the dream of magical India, what we call Digital India. This dream of our P.M. is alluring and it is a considerable step towards the development of India. But he is not a magician who has a magical wand to make India digital because if we see real scenario today, than it might not look feasible.
As per the survey, about 70% of Indian population live in rural areas, out of which one third population is illiterate. Even from rest two third population, most of them are unaware about the use of a computer or an android phone. Indian rural population has never accepted a new thing easily because of its traditional methodologies and thinking.
Now, if we see the situation of urban population, young generation will post their each and every moment on social media. Even a small treat will be announced on social media but when it comes to payment of that treat it will be done through cash. When youngsters of India are asked about Digital India, most of them will only answer it is as cashless economy, free Wi Fi or Reliance Jio as digital India. They know what will be digital India but they don’t have an answer to a question that how to make India digital, people are seeing a lot of dreams nowadays of carrying out their works and their thoughts of being a successful individual but they are not seeing that the strength or the growth engines of the digitization which is easing their work
As per Business Today, Singapore was at the first position with 61% cashless transaction, Netherlands was second with 60%, and France was third with 59% while India, even after demonetization only had 2% cashless transactions. Yes, you read that right, mere 2%. Demonetization was actually needed to bring cashless economy and to remove fake currency notes.
Demonetization was not successful as per plan. But truly saying it has left a positive impact on minds of people to support digital India directly or indirectly. Now people are accepting online payments, which has reduced time of processing the transaction and manpower of counting coins and currency notes. One such example was “Cashless Wedding” taking place in Gujarat a state from which our PM belongs, not only the payment of bills was done by cheque but also Shagun was given via point of sale machines(POS) and yes, still our PM has kept currency notes in market knowing that it may not be worthy to the rural population. But the habit of using cash has not come to an end.
Load of success of this project is on shoulders of young India. So, the young India, has to support him and work for the digital India. How it can be done? Answer is quite simple, Swim with the stream of Digitalization and reach the shore of success and the development of India.
As per the survey, about 70% of Indian population live in rural areas, out of which one third population is illiterate. Even from rest two third population, most of them are unaware about the use of a computer or an android phone. Indian rural population has never accepted a new thing easily because of its traditional methodologies and thinking.
Now, if we see the situation of urban population, young generation will post their each and every moment on social media. Even a small treat will be announced on social media but when it comes to payment of that treat it will be done through cash. When youngsters of India are asked about Digital India, most of them will only answer it is as cashless economy, free Wi Fi or Reliance Jio as digital India. They know what will be digital India but they don’t have an answer to a question that how to make India digital, people are seeing a lot of dreams nowadays of carrying out their works and their thoughts of being a successful individual but they are not seeing that the strength or the growth engines of the digitization which is easing their work
As per Business Today, Singapore was at the first position with 61% cashless transaction, Netherlands was second with 60%, and France was third with 59% while India, even after demonetization only had 2% cashless transactions. Yes, you read that right, mere 2%. Demonetization was actually needed to bring cashless economy and to remove fake currency notes.
Demonetization was not successful as per plan. But truly saying it has left a positive impact on minds of people to support digital India directly or indirectly. Now people are accepting online payments, which has reduced time of processing the transaction and manpower of counting coins and currency notes. One such example was “Cashless Wedding” taking place in Gujarat a state from which our PM belongs, not only the payment of bills was done by cheque but also Shagun was given via point of sale machines(POS) and yes, still our PM has kept currency notes in market knowing that it may not be worthy to the rural population. But the habit of using cash has not come to an end.
Load of success of this project is on shoulders of young India. So, the young India, has to support him and work for the digital India. How it can be done? Answer is quite simple, Swim with the stream of Digitalization and reach the shore of success and the development of India.
