Accelerating Scale-up and Adoption of Digital Technologies in Rural India
4th July 2024
Vision
Right Benefit
for
Right Purpose
to
Right Person
at
Right Time
Using Right Technology
Agenda
S. No. | Sections |
1 | Rural India at a Glance |
2 | Rural India centric Digital Initiatives |
3 | Rural growth fuelled by Digital Innovation |
4 | Digital elements of Scheme Delivery |
5 | Some selected Initiatives – NRS, Citizen Centric Empowerment Application, Agri Stack |
6 | Way Ahead |
1. Rural India
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Rural India at a Glance
768
Rural Districts
7254
Rural Blocks
2,68,214
Gram Panchayats
6,57,574
Villages
~19.30 Cr
Rural Household
~65%
Rural Population
Rural Development-Key Ministries at Centre level
Major programs of GOI for Rural development
2. DoRD’s Digital Initiatives
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To enhance transparency in the governance process, and to deepen the mutual trust between the state and the citizens, end-to-end ICT solutions have been developed. Such solutions provide an immediate glimpse of the timely fund management, reaching the last mile through direct benefit transfer and tracking progress of development interventions with geo referencing.
DoRD ICT Landscape
Strengthening local capacities and institutions is a significant focus of the rural development programmes. These programmes provide continuous capacity building of the targeted families, SHGs, their federations, government functionaries, bankers, NGOs and other key stakeholders. Some of the agencies who got benefits of digital capacity building initiatives of governments are as follow:
Self Help Group (SHG)
Gram Rozgar Sahayak, Gram Awaas Sahayak
CSC
Bank sakhi
Krishi sakhi
ASHA Workers,
Anganwadi Workers
Government
Agencies
Digital Capacity building- Agencies/Resources at ground
3. Rural growth fuelled by Digital Innovation
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Key Enablers for Scaling adoption of Digital Technologies in Rural India
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1.
Capacity development programmes
Esp for Women and Youth
2.
Efficient Scheme Designs
Employment linked programs
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Enhanced delivery of services and
Better connectivity
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Integrated Partners and Stakeholders Ecosystem
Digital enablement is playing a key role in delivering Government schemes and services across the sectors
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Rural Development
AGRICULTURE
E-GOVERNANCE
BANKING
HEALTHCARE
EDUCATION
E-COMMERCE
Agriculture
Healthcare
Education
E-governance
Banking
E-commerce
Impact of Technological advancement in Rural India
Ease of Doing Business
Transparency
Direct Beneficiary Transfer
Bridging Digital divide – Bhashini/ Panini
Faceless governance
Trust on public services
Convergence across schemes
Citizen engagement
Speed of implementation of policy
Digital Literacy
Better collaboration across public, private
4. Digital elements of Scheme Delivery
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Key Elements of Scheme Delivery
Beneficiary identification
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Beneficiary Eligibility
Service Delivery
Scheme Monitoring
Recommendation System
Social Audit & Inspection
Grievance Redressal
Digital Enablers | ||
Aadhar based e-KYC, DBT | SECC survey, LGD | BharatNet |
Digital Technologies-Beneficiary identification & Eligibility
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Geo Tagging & fencing
AI based Model for validation of collected evidences
Integration with other Schemes
e-KYC
Beneficiary identification
Beneficiary Eligibility
Asset Monitoring
Convergence
Digital Technologies- Service Delivery
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
e-Governance Platforms
Mobile Applications
Agriculture Support
Digital Literacy
Aadhar based DBT ensures that subsidies and benefits reach the intended beneficiaries directly, reducing leakages and corruption.
Schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) utilize online platforms for application processing and tracking, improving transparency and efficiency.
Mobile apps facilitate easy access to information and services. For instance, apps for the MGNREGA allow workers to check job card details and payment status.
Platforms such as e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) and mobile apps provide farmers with market prices, weather forecasts, and expert advice, improving agricultural productivity.
Digital signature at Gram panchayat level has enabled rural population to use technologies effectively for accessing government services .
Use of Digital technologies has collectively contributed to make service delivery more efficient and transparent in rural areas and also helped to bridge the urban-rural divide. Some of the areas where these technologies has made an impact are mentioned as below:
Geotagging and GIS
Analytical Dashboards
Remote Sensing and Drones
AI based Recommendation system
Smart estimation & planning tool
Digital Technologies- Monitoring and Recommendations
Real time inspection & evidence-based reporting of schemes. Citizen of nation and beneficiary can also provide their feedback regarding implementation of scheme on one click and also rate the asset of scheme
Facilitate the onboarding of any Central/State government schemes/initiatives on platform easily without changing their original framework
System can identify risky locations/assets and provide recommendations for effective work allocation by using three technologies i.e. MIS data, GIS and AI/ML
Faceless assessment of all schemes implementation across India up to grassroots level to enable greater transparency, efficiency, and accountability
Macro level inspection through Joint Secretary and above level officers
Area Officer Application
Digital Technologies- Social Audit and Inspection
5. Some selected Initiatives – Agri Stack
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To build farmer-centric Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as a public good (like Aadhaar)
- for efficient and effective digital service delivery to farmers
- for easier, faster and cheaper access to schemes and services.
Key Building blocks
Agri Stack
Agri Stack – Benefits to Farmers
Access to crops loans (Kisan Credit Card) – reducing time from 18 days to 30 minutes from farmer’s home, without need for submitting paper documentation
Income support scheme (PM Kisan) for all farmers with easier eligibility validation
Presence-less, paperless, easy, quick and transparent access to Crop Insurance (PMFBY) – reduces cost of insurance for farmer and government
Easier access to Minimum Support Price (MSP), Price Support Scheme (PSS) and other schemes that ensure Farmer’s receive a fair price for their crops
Digital Extension Services that are localized and specific to the Farmer based on their crop, soil and access to water
6. Way Ahead
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Grievance Redressal System
First level reply
Message and Email alert facility to expedite the process of Grievance redressal
Multilingual facility to register grievances
Integration with Bhasini Initiative of MeitY
Comprehensive & Converged
Planning
Way Ahead - Leveraging Generative AI
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