Archive · 14 Dec 2025
India's Digital Leap Must Focus on Mobility
The article discusses how India has made great progress in digital infrastructure with things like Aadhaar and UPI.
The author suggests that instead of just creating a new taxi app, India should focus on a bigger solution for mobility in cities.
The idea is to create a system called Tr-DPI that connects all types of transport like buses, metros, taxis, and more.
This system would share real-time information and make it easier for people to plan their trips.
It would also help city planners make better decisions.
The goal is to make travel in cities more predictable, efficient, and less stressful.
India has successfully built digital public infrastructure like Aadhaar and UPI.
The author proposes a Transport Digital Public Infrastructure (Tr-DPI) to improve urban mobility.
Tr-DPI would connect all modes of transport and share real-time information.
The system would enable seamless travel planning and a unified payment method.
India is urbanizing rapidly, and efficient mobility solutions are crucial for the future.
- Who
- Cmde Dhiraj Sarin, Deputy Director General, Unique Identification Authority of India, Chandigarh
- What
- Proposal for a Transport Digital Public Infrastructure (Tr-DPI) to improve urban mobility in India
- When
- Not specified, but discusses future urbanization by 2035
- Where
- India, focusing on urban areas
- Why
- To address issues of traffic congestion, unreliable public transport, and inefficient mobility in Indian cities
- Author
- Cmde Dhiraj Sarin
- Current Digital Infrastructure
- Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker, Digi Yatra
- Proposed Solution
- Transport Digital Public Infrastructure (Tr-DPI)
- Potential Benefits
- Unified mobility system, real-time information, seamless travel, improved urban planning
- Urbanization Projection
- Nearly half of India's population will live in cities by 2035