Which initiative has the Government of India launched to transform India into a 'digitally empowered society' and a 'knowledge economy'?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Digital India
The Government of India has initiated the ambitious programme ‘Digital India’, in which every exchange will incorporate digitisation; it will transform India into a ‘digitally empowered society’ and a ‘knowledge economy’.
NCERT (2025-26): “Global Communications … The process of globalisation is giving rise to network and media society. To create global interconnectedness more efficiently, the Government of India has initiated an ambitious programme in the form of ‘Digital India’, in which every exchange will incorporate digitisation. It will transform India into a ‘digitally empowered society’ and a ‘knowledge economy’. You have already seen how outsourcing operates in your earlier chapters.…” |