RAS question
Digital India Mission was launched in:
Correct answer: (A) 2015.
The Digital India Mission was launched on 1 July 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Explanation
Digital India belongs to the economy-and-governance part of the RAS syllabus because it links public service delivery with digital infrastructure. The launch date was 1 July 2015, and the mission has three core components: digital infrastructure as a core utility, governance and services on demand, and digital empowerment of citizens. The PIB release supports the date through the official Digital India Week record: Digital India Week ran from 1 to 7 July 2015, and the national-level event was launched by the Prime Minister at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on 1 July 2015. Initiatives such as Aadhaar, DigiLocker, UMANG and BharatNet fit the same shift towards digital identity, online services and connectivity.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) 2014 is too early; the official launch event recorded by PIB took place on 1 July 2015.
- (C) 2016 is a year after the launch; by then Digital India Week had already been observed from 1 to 7 July 2015.
- (D) 2017 is not the launch year because the mission's national launch was held on 1 July 2015.
Concept
This tests flagship Central government programmes under Indian Economy and e-governance. RAS repeats such questions because dates, objectives and core components of major schemes are high-yield factual anchors.