Digital India

On track

Launched July 2015 · Technology

Digital infrastructure as a utility to every citizen, governance and services on demand, and digital empowerment of citizens.

What was promised

BharatNet to connect more than 2.22 lakh Gram Panchayats; digital literacy for 6 crore rural households (PMGDISHA); a Common Service Centre in every Gram Panchayat.

November 2026

UPI processed a record 25.47 billion transactions worth ₹31.53 lakh crore in October 2026, the first month above 25 billion payments and above ₹30 lakh crore in value. Average daily value crossed ₹1 lakh crore for the first time, at ₹1,01,707 crore. The monthly record sits on top of the FY 2025-26 annual total of 24,162 crore transactions; the festive month, not a new annual figure, is what moved.
May 2026

BharatNet: about 2.15 lakh Gram Panchayats connected by January 2026 (about 97% of target). PMGDISHA: more than 6.39 crore trained by March 2024, above the 6 crore target. Common Service Centres: 5.01 lakh functional (May 2026).
FY 2025-26

UPI: 1.78 crore transactions in FY2016-17 to 24,162 crore transactions, about ₹314 lakh crore, in FY2025-26; about 85% of India's digital payments and about 49% of global real-time payments.