GS-II: Governance, Polity, IR
Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)
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India's stack of open, interoperable, government-built digital platforms — including Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker, ONDC, and telecom backbone networks like BharatNet — constitutes its Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). Governance includes the Right of Way (RoW) Rules 2024, which set uniform timelines of 67 days (general) and 7 days (BharatNet corridors) with rationalised fee structures to accelerate last-mile connectivity. Public-private co-deployment uses standardised protocols to lower friction for private players, enabling scale in digital payments, identity verification, and data sharing across sectors.