Over the years, with influx of e-Governance movement in India, numerous ingenious initiatives have been conceptualized to strengthen the Digital Infrastructure & ICT services in the country and to channelize the change enabling technology to the last level. However, the lacunae always existed and there is an urgent need to have an umbrella programme with trans-sectoral approach and transformative agenda. ‘Digital India’ seeks to realize the goal of seamlessly integrated services across departments or jurisdictions, preparing India for knowledge based future. Digital India derives its strength from nine pillars of growth areas- Broadband Highways, Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity, Public Internet Access Programme, E-Governance – Reforming Government Through Technology, e-Kranti – Electronic delivery of services, Information for All, Electronics Manufacturing – Target NET ZERO Imports, IT for Jobs and Early Harvest Programmes. Each of these pillars conform to the overarching philosophy of ensuring that the fruits of e-governance movement can be directly reaped by the common man at the grass root level. Digital India program is integral in consummating digital empowerment of citizens by ensuring last mile connectivity through bolstering digital infrastructure at various levels. Besides this, the program ensures that people would have a seamless access to various citizen-centric services online and through mobile platforms; a shareable private space on a public cloud besides creation of a suitable cyber security eco-system in the country, in tune with a globally networked environment. DeitY and NIC have a greater role to play in achieving this by catalyzing and leveraging the technological outreach across the nation. I wish you all the best for the New Year 2015 and for years to come. I hope that NIC will continue with its endeavour to buttress ICT and accelerate e-Governance processes at all levels of governance.