NEW DELHI: The Government of India continues to expand the reach and impact of its Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) initiatives, aiming to enhance accessibility, efficiency, and inclusivity across various domains. Significant progress has been reported in several key DPIs.
Aadhaar, the world’s largest digital identity program, now boasts 138.04 crore generated numbers, providing unique biometric and demographic-based identities that can be authenticated anytime, anywhere. This system effectively eliminates duplicate and fake identities.
The Unified Payment Interface (UPI) has emerged as India’s leading digital payment platform. In June 2024 alone, UPI facilitated over 1,388 crore financial transactions, contributing significantly to financial inclusion at the grassroots level by making digital payment technology and devices accessible to all.
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DigiLocker, a platform for the issuance and verification of documents and certificates, has served over 30 crore users, making 675 crore issued documents available. This platform is widely used by fintech companies in the banking and financial sectors for easy onboarding of users.
To further enhance the reach of Indian Digital Public Infrastructure both nationally and internationally, the Government of India has launched several key initiatives. The India Stack Global platform shares the success of Indian DPIs with the global community and facilitates replication in friendly countries. Additionally, the Global DPI Repository was developed under India’s G20 Presidency in 2023 to serve as a comprehensive resource.
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India has also signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with ten countries—Armenia, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Antigua and Barbuda, Papua New Guinea, Trinidad and Tobago, Tanzania, Kenya, Cuba, and Colombia—focusing on cooperation and sharing of successful digital solutions implemented at scale.