DigiLocker, a platform for digital document authentication, now stores 776 crore documents, serving over 37.046 crore users. Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA), the world’s largest education platform, has helped deliver 556.37 crore learning sessions. According to the government, it has enrolled 17.95 crore courses and completed 14.37 crore courses.
“With a rapidly expanding digital economy, through innovations in cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and digital governance, India’s infrastructure continues to evolve to meet the growing needs of the public and private sectors. is developing,” said. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
After reaching a record high of 16.58 billion transactions and a value of Rs 23.50 lakh crore in October, UPI transactions in November stood at 15.48 billion transactions with a value of Rs 21.55 lakh crore (38% year-on-year growth). percent annual growth).
The number of UPI transactions could reach 25 billion per month by the end of 2025. One of the main pillars of India’s digital infrastructure is the expansion and development of data centers.
India’s data center industry is poised for considerable growth, with expectations of a significant increase in IT load capacity, which currently stands at around 1000 MW.
The National Informatics Center (NIC) has established state-of-the-art National Data Centers (NDC) in cities like Delhi, Pune, Bhubaneswar and Hyderabad, which provide robust cloud services to government ministries, state governments, and public sector entities. PSUs). These data centers also offer essential disaster recovery and hosting services, which ensure continuity of government operations.
In NDC, storage capacity has been increased to nearly 100PB, including all-flash enterprise-class storage, object storage, and unified storage. Additionally, around 5,000 odd servers are deployed to support various cloud workloads. Another state-of-the-art NDC (Tier-III) of 200 racks is being built in Guwahati, expandable to 400 racks, the government said.
To address the unique challenges faced by the North East region, the National Data Center – North East Region (NDC-NER) was launched in September 2020.
The facility aims to bridge the digital divide, promote socio-economic development, and improve public services in the region by providing reliable, high-performance data storage and cloud service infrastructure.
India’s growing cloud service ecosystem has been instrumental in supporting its digital transformation. More than 300 government departments are now using cloud services, contributing to the rapid growth of India’s digital public infrastructure.
Other important platforms include Government e-Marketplace (GeM) for government procurement, UMANG (providing access to government services) and API SETU (for open APIs). Co-WIN and Aarogya Setu have been instrumental in health services, including vaccination tracking and contact tracing.