Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Assertion (A):Free Wi-Fi access to every citizen is one of the objectives of 'Digital India' programme of Government of India.
Reason (R):ICT is a powerful enabler of a digitally empowered society.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is correct but R is not correct
DA is not correct but R is correct ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) A is not correct but R is correct
Explanation
ICT genuinely acts as a powerful enabler of a digitally empowered society, but free Wi-Fi to every citizen is not a stated objective of Digital India.
The reason is correct, as ICT drives access, services and participation in a digital society.
The assertion is not correct because Digital India promotes public Wi-Fi hotspots and broadband, not free Wi-Fi for every individual citizen.
Digital India's pillars include broadband highways, universal mobile access and e-governance.
The programme's goal is a digitally empowered and knowledge-based economy.
Since the assertion is false, the reason cannot serve as its explanation.
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