India best placed to leverage technology: PM
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India best placed to leverage technology: PM

The Quint  

Hyderabad, Feb 19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India with one of the most tech-friendly populations, was best placed to leverage power of technology and leapfrog into future.He said the country is the hot-spot of digital innovation across all sectors. "With one lakh villlages linked with optical fibre, over 100 crore mobile phones, 120 crore Aadhar and 50 crore Internet users India is best placed to leverage power of technology and leapfrog into future," he said.He told the delegates that while ensuring empowerment of every citizen, Digital India is a journey bringing about digital inclusion for digital empowerment aided by digital infrastructure for digital delivery services. "From only two mobile factories in India in 2014, today there are 118 mobile manufacturing factories operational in India, including some of the best global brands," he claimed.He said to ensure digital literacy reaches each household, the government initiative, Pradhan Mantri Rural Digital Literacy Mission, will make 60 million adults digitally literate in rural India. Under this, 10 million people have already been trainedHe pointed out that digital payments through BHIM app registered transactions of Rs 15,000 crore last month.Modi said that if technology was used well for public good, it can deliver lasting prosperity to mankind and a sustainable future for the planet"Disruptive technologies such as Block-chain and the Internet of Things, will have a profound impact in the way we live and work.

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