Digital India Initiative

Digital India is an umbrella programme that covers multiple Government Ministries and Departments. It weaves together a large number of ideas and thoughts into a single, comprehensive vision so that each of them can be implemented as part of a larger goal. Each individual element stands on its own, but is also part of the larger picture. Digital India is to be implemented by the entire Government with overall coordination being done by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY). Digital India aims to provide the much needed thrust to the nine pillars of growth areas, namely Broadband Highways, Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity, Public Internet Access Programme, e-Governance: Reforming Government through Technology, e-Kranti - Electronic Delivery of Services, Information for All, Electronics Manufacturing, IT for Jobs and Early Harvest Programmes. Each of these areas is a complex programme in itself and cuts across multiple Ministries and Departments

Infrastructure as a utility to every citizen:

High speed internet shall be made available in all gram panchayats; Cradle to grave digital identity; Mobile and Bank account would enable participation in digital and financial space at individual level; Easy access to common service centre within their locality; Shareable private space on a public cloud; and Safe and secure cyber space in the country.
                                

Infrastructure as a utility to every citizen:

High speed internet shall be made available in all gram panchayats; Cradle to grave digital identity; Mobile and Bank account would enable participation in digital and financial space at individual level; Easy access to common service centre within their locality; Shareable private space on a public cloud; and Safe and secure cyber space in the country.

Governance and Services on Demand:

Single window access to all persons by seamlessly integrating departments or jurisdictions; availability of government services in online and mobile platforms; All citizen entitlements to be available on the Cloud to ensure easy access; Government services to be digitally transformed for improving ease of doing business; Making financial transactions above a threshold, electronic and cashless; and Leveraging GIS for decision support systems and development.

Digital empowerment of citizens:

Universal digital literacy; All digital resources universally accessible; All government documents/certificates to be available on the Cloud; Availability of digital resources/services in Indian languages; Collaborative digital platforms for participative governance; Portability of all entitlements for individuals through the cloud.

Yoga not only cures diseases but help prevent lifestyle disorders

It is often seen that people turn to yoga after they suffer from some ailment. Experts, on the occasion of International Yoga Day, suggested that why not start practising the art much before you become a victim of any disease. They said that yoga is extremely effective in management of diseases in which psychological and social factors, such as stress, play a major role. 

During a camp organized at Motijheel ground, a city-based yoga expert Om Prakash Anand, who is an author of nearly 20 books on benefits of practising different 'asanas' of yoga, said that yoga not only cures diseases but also helps prevent lifestyle disorders. Lifestyle diseases, which are also chronic in nature, such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer, strokes etc are the biggest public health challenges being faced by the society which can be prevented by yoga. He said that nearly 2% of total yoga enthusiasts are the one who have incorporated the art in their daily routine without suffering from any prior disease. 

"Yoga can help prevent lifestyle diseases. Basically, practising yoga can help change the lifestyle and thus contributes in prevention of these diseases. People suffering from lifestyle diseases have increased drastically. We see that people turn to yoga only after they have tried several medicines. They come to us only after losing hope in medicines. However, each one of us, whether young or adult, should practise yoga, not just to cure the disease but to prevent it," he said. 

Anand said that different asanas of yoga should be practised only under the strict guidance of a yoga teacher. "Yoga is an art. If you are a beginner, it is strictly recommended that you first learn it under the guidance of an yoga expert and then practise it," he said. 

Sharing her experience, Asha Agarwal, a local, said that after her two sons got married and settled in Delhi, the mere thought of being alone hit her badly. As a result, she suffered from the problem of gastroenteritis. "I tried different medicines, like allopathy and homeopathy etc, but nothing could give me relief. Then a friend of mine suggested me to do yoga, and it really did wonders on me. I can eat anything now and the problem never aggravates. Giving 30 minute to yoga daily is not a tough task. It seems to be difficult but instead it is very easy and relaxing," she said. 

Similarly, another local, Radhey Shyam Mishra said that yoga has helped him control his sugar. "I am a diabetic for the past 15 years now. Initially, my sugar used to reach 400 level due to which I had to take insulin injections frequently. However, practising different yoga asanas have given me a second life. I tell all my friends and children to include yoga in their daily routine before it is too late", he said.