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Towards a Digital India


Problems like not being able to locate an old Class X certificate needed to renew a passport or for some other official work may get sorted out easily . Even scholarship opportunities in India will be on one platform which will ensure easy application process and disbursement, but most importantly no missing out on opportunities.
Come July 1, 2015, the Centre is planning to launch under Digital India' a number of ambitious projects like eBasta on which all NCERT text books as well as some State Boards' textbooks will be available online for downloading from an app free of cost. Another initiative for Aadhaar card holders will be digital locker--DigiLocker --facility which will enable Indians to secure their certificates and access them online at the click of a button. Filling up online forms using the e-sign facility and the DigiLocker will ensure elimination of usage of fake documents.
According to highly placed sources in the department of Information Technology , under the ministry of communication and information technology , these are the pet projects of PM Narendra Modi and his office has been personally monitoring the preparation and implementation of the projects.
“eBasta is an e-resource portal. The app will enable one to download e-text books, lectures, practical videos, and audio files, store them and access them on phones, tablets or computers even when internet connectivity is not available.The idea is to bring publishers, free as well as commercial, and schools to come together.Schools on this platform can create structured resources.For students it will reduce the burden of physical books and easy access to resources created by schools,“ said a technical resource person working on eBasta.

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