Digital India eliminates middlemen, creates job opportunities: PM Modi

Modi said when he first spoke about digital payments, people made fun of him but due to use of digital payments, benefits are reaching the people directly and the role of middlemen has been abolished

Terming Digital India as a war against black money and middlemen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the programme has provided job opportunities and benefits of technology to people in rural areas.

Digital India, which was launched on July 1, 2015, has been the pet project of Modi. Digital delivery of services has been the main thrust of the government as it feels leakages can be plugged if things are done online. 

The government takes pride in saying that about Rs 900 billion could be saved because of the Jandhan, Aadhaar and Mobile (JAM)  trinity. Interacting with beneficiaries of