ECONOMICTIMES/IANS MAR-2017. Digital India initiatives and schemes by the government like Aadhaar, digital lockers and computerisation of land records, are gaining momentum in the country and playing a major role in the smart cities mission, said P.P. Chaudhary, Minister of State, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. He was speaking at the inaugural session of the 4th edition of the Smart Cities Summit here. China is the country partner at the summit.