GK Question

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India's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) including Aadhaar, UPI, and DigiLocker aims to improve service delivery, but raises concerns about ______ and exclusion of digitally marginalized populations.

  1. efficiency
  2. privacy
  3. cost
  4. speed

Answer: privacy

DPI benefits and concerns: (a) Benefits: Efficient service delivery (DBT, e-governance), financial inclusion (UPI), reduced corruption (Aadhaar authentication), (b) Concerns: (i) Privacy risks from data aggregation (addressed partially by DPDP Act), (ii) Exclusion errors: Authentication failures deny services to elderly, disabled, rural populations, (iii) Surveillance potential: State/corporate access to personal data, (iv) Digital divide: Lack of access/skills excludes marginalized groups. Illustrates technology-governance interface: DPI enables rights realization but requires safeguards (privacy, inclusion, accountability) to prevent harm. Constitutional Morality requires balancing efficiency with equity and dignity.

Topic Governance Technology - Digital Public Infrastructure
Exam Relevance Digital governance and rights question critical for UPSC Mains and current affairs exams