Which of the following is/are the aim/aims of "Digital India" Plan of the Government of India? 1) Formation of India's own Internet companies like China did. 2) Establish a policy framework to encourage overseas multinational corporations that collect Big Data to build their large data centres within our national geographical boundaries. 3) Connect many of our villages to the Internet and bring Wi-Fi to many of our school, public places and major tourist Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

The correct answer is B (3 only). Digital India, launched in July 2015, rests on three vision areas: digital infrastructure as a utility, governance and services on demand, and digital empowerment of citizens.

• Statement 1 is wrong. Digital India does not set out to build national Internet giants on the Chinese model. Its industry-facing support comes through Startup India and the general push for an digital economy, not a stated aim of creating domestic platform companies.
• Statement 2 is wrong. The plan does not offer a policy framework to attract foreign MNCs to build Big Data centres. Data localisation is a separate debate, such as the RBI's 2018 directive on payment data storage, and is not a Digital India aim.
• Statement 3 is correct. Universal access is a core pillar. BharatNet (NOFN) aims to connect gram panchayats with broadband, and Wi-Fi hotspots are part of the plan for schools, public places and tourist centres.

Connection to Mains: this is a good case for distinguishing scheme goals from the broader digital economy agenda, and it links to GS-III questions on digital inclusion and data governance.

Trap: aspirants often pick D or C because statements 1 and 2 sound like typical technology-policy goals. Check whether the scheme actually names the aim before accepting it.