Union Cabinet approves expansion of the Digital India programme with an outlay of 14,903 crore

Digital India programme was launched on 1st July, 2015 to enable digital delivery of services to citizens. It has proved to be a very successful program.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the expansion of the Digital India programme. The total outlay is ₹14,903 crores.

This would enable the following:

  • 6.25 lakh IT professionals will be re-skilled and up-skilled under the FutureSkills Prime Programme;