As the government's flagship 'Digital India' programme completed ten years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday claimed credit for the scheme which, he boasted has by now become a "People's Movement."

Digital India is the flagship initiative launched by the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 1, 2015, with the "vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy."

The government of India's 'Digital India website claims that the programme has been "improving the lives of all citizens through the digital delivery of services, expanding the digital economy and employment opportunities."

To mark the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that while decades were spent doubting the ability of Indians to use technology, his government changed this approach and trusted the ability of Indian to use technology. In a blog post on LinkedIn. Modi, among other things, said that if in 2014, India had around 25 crore internet connections, today it has grown to over 97 crore.

“From Banarasi weavers to bamboo artisans in Nagaland, sellers are now reaching customers nationwide, without middlemen or digital monopolies,” Modi said.

But, on the day, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge confronted Modi with a series of facts thereby negating the claims of the Prime Minister. The ground reality is not only in sharp contrast to what the government claimed, on top of that, the government has failed to secure the privacy of its...

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