- Why in news
- NITI Aayog launched the DPI@2047 for Viksit Bharat roadmap on 27 April 2026, announced in a release on 28 April 2026. It sets out the next phase of India's Digital Public Infrastructure.
- Two phases
- DPI 2.0 runs 2025–2035 and focuses on livelihood-led growth at scale. DPI 3.0 runs 2035–2047 and aims at broad-based prosperity.
- Partners
- The roadmap was developed with EkStep Foundation and Deloitte.
- Eight sectoral transformations
- DPI 2.0 identifies eight sectoral transformations covering MSMEs, agriculture, education and health, with enablers such as credit, decentralised energy and benefit delivery.
- Four execution imperatives
- These are district-led demand aggregation, scaling technology entrepreneurship, leveraging AI, and cross-sector unlocks.
- NITI Frontier Tech Hub
- The Hub is an action tank working on a 10-year roadmap across 20+ sectors with over 100 experts.
Don’t confuse with DPI 2.0 vs DPI 3.0: DPI 2.0 (2025–2035) targets livelihood-led growth; DPI 3.0 (2035–2047) targets broad-based prosperity.
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Why it matters
- Extends India's digital rails from identity and payments to livelihoods, productivity and market access.
- Supports diffusion of AI to citizens and small enterprises, and helps States grow faster through adaptable pathways.
Problems
- Execution at district level depends on local capacity and adoption.
- Trust, interoperability and safeguards for data and AI must be maintained.
Way forward
- Aggregate demand at district level and scale technology entrepreneurship.
- Strengthen data use, human capacity and responsible, vernacular AI deployment.
Put in your answer
DPI 2.0 roadmap: Eight sectoral transformations and four execution imperatives shift DPI from inclusion to productivity.
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