The rapid proliferation of mobile phones has bridged the communication divide across geographical locations. It has empowered people and opened new opportunities, access, and possibilities few could have imagined just a decade ago.<\/p>

The government\u2019s Digital India initiative has come at the right time. Affordable smart phones are propelling the government\u2019s efforts to move towards a digital economy so that the large unorganized sector comes under the tax net. In this context, the ongoing mobile tech revolution augurs well for the nine key pillars of digital India: broadband highway, universal access to internet, public internet access programme, e-governance \u2013 reforming government through technology, e-Kranti \u2013 electronic delivery of services, information for all, electronics manufacturing, IT for jobs, and early harvest programme.<\/p>

Many conventional services like banking, education, marketing, television and routine transaction payments have now converged onto a mobile screen. Expansion of the 4G network and a dramatic dip in prices of data services are fueling adoption of such mobile app technology propositions.<\/p>

The highly-acclaimed Aadhaar initiative introduced a mobile app version called m-seva. It has already witnessed 4.5 million downloads. This convergence of government-initiated schemes and programs on the mobile platform are aimed at reaching all citizens across the country.<\/p>

The mobile revolution is also giving a fillip to financial services. The Prime Minister\u2019s ambitious objective of providing banking services to every Indian through the Jan Dhan program has gained rapid traction. This is attributed largely to the strong technology support provided by the mobile tech ecosystem.<\/p>

Healthcare is another area where the confluence of mobile technologies and handset devices is reaping rich benefits for all stakeholders \u2013 particularly the end-users. People are now able to get expert medical advice easily, even from their homes. Formal education is now available with the click of a button on the mobile screen.<\/p>

A recent study estimates that mobile apps collectively contributed Rs 1.4 lakh crore to India\u2019s GDP in 2015-16 which may grow to Rs 18 lakh crore by 2020. In essence, a world of new possibilities has opened up with mobile technologies evolving at a fast pace. The future clearly points toward 1.3 billion connected Indians.<\/p>

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