NITI Aayog announced on 28 April 2026 that DPI@2047 for Viksit Bharat had been launched on 27 April 2026 as a strategic roadmap for the next stage of India's Digital Public Infrastructure journey. The document treats digital rails as connective public infrastructure that can move innovation from pilots to population-scale impact, especially when institutions, markets and technology providers work through interoperable systems.
The roadmap was unveiled by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery and Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood in the presence of CEO Nidhi Chhibber, Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran, NITI Aayog Distinguished Fellow Debjani Ghosh, EkStep Foundation CEO Shankar Maruwada and other participants from industry, start-ups and development partners. It was developed with EkStep Foundation and Deloitte.
The plan sets a two-stage path: DPI 2.0 from 2025 to 2035 for livelihood-led growth at scale, followed by DPI 3.0 from 2035 to 2047 for broad-based prosperity. Its immediate focus is DPI 2.0, which identifies eight sectoral transformations across MSMEs, agriculture, education and health, while strengthening enablers such as credit, decentralised energy and benefit delivery.
For execution, the roadmap highlights district-led demand aggregation, technology entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, better data use, digital transactions, stronger human capacity and democratisation of artificial intelligence. Suman Bery said the focus has shifted from GDP to productivity, while Ajay Kumar Sood stressed trusted public outcomes and safeguards. Nidhi Chhibber underlined support to states, and Debjani Ghosh said India can combine digital public infrastructure, artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship to improve livelihoods and productivity.