India’s DPI initiatives likely to contribute 4% of GDP by 2030: NITI Aayog
India is at a ‘once-in-a-generation inflection point’
NITI Aayog in its report titled 'DPI@2047 for Viksit Bharat-A Strategic Roadmap to Enable Non-linear Inclusive Socio-economic Growth’ has said that India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI) initiatives are projected to contribute 4% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030, up from the current 1%. It said that India is at a ‘once-in-a-generation inflection point’.
The report recommends DPI 2.0 to be executed through decentralised state led initiatives with Government of India and NITI Aayog play the role of catalysts. It also recommends 2-year iterative cycles, with each cycle focusing on a specific set of sectoral transformations. Year 1 of each cycle will focus on working with few champion States/UTs on lighthouse pilot implementations for selected transformations to figure out exemplar pathways and demonstrate impact. Year 2 can focus on building ecosystem capacity and scaling the adoption of exemplar pathways figured out in year 1 across states. It noted that engagement of global partners as collaborators in state-led transformations as per 2026-27 plan will be important to figure out a structured global engagement model.
Outgoing NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery emphasized that India's aspiration to realise a Viksit Bharat by 2047 necessitates development pathways that are at once inclusive, scalable, and capable of delivering broad-based gains in productivity across the economy. He said over the past decade, DPI has demonstrated the transformative potential of shared digital foundations in expanding access, enhancing service delivery, deepening inclusion, and catalysing innovation at a population scale.

