NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with beneficiaries of the Digital India programme, as the flagship initiative of the government completed six years.
The digital India initiative was launched with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. The programme was started on July 1, 2015, by the Prime Minister.
Here are the key points:
* India conscious of responsibilities as data powerhouse; work underway on all aspects of data protection: PM
* Dozens of Indian startups will be part of unicorn club, India's youth will take digital empowerment to newer heights: PM Modi
* Contact tracing app Aarogya Setu played key role in containing spread of Covid-19 pandemic: Prime Minister
* Digital solutions created by India during Covid pandemic being acknowledged globally: PM
* DigiLocker is one of the most wonderful examples of Digital India programme: PM Modi
* In our country, on one side there's a zeal for innovation and on the other, there's a passion to adopt those innovations quickly: PM
* Six years of Digital India programme marks rapid strides that the country has taken in adoption of technology: PM Modi
* A beneficiary of online National Agricultural Market (eNAM) shared his experience with the Prime Minister and said that it has helped many farmers in the timely sale of their produce. National Agricultural Market (eNAM) is online trading platform for agricultural commodities.
