Prime Minister Narendra Modi Appreciated the revolutionary change in the use of technology through digital on Monday India The campaign has made India an example of a digitally empowered government.
Speaking on adopting new technology as per the needs of change, PM Modi while addressing a gathering after inaugurating Digital India Week 2022 in Gandhinagar said, “Digital India is an example of how revolutionary use of technology can transform entire humanity. can benefit.” He further added, “I am glad that this campaign (Digital India), which started eight years ago, is expanding itself with the changing times.”
“Today, I am happy to announce that India is not only part of the Industry 4.0 revolution, but is indeed leading it,” he said. The Prime Minister said that all the programs launched today are going to add momentum to India’s TechDay and give impetus to India’s startup ecosystem.
Speaking on the various ways how Digital India has improved the ease of citizens’ lives, he said, “From getting pension to getting birth certificate, the tasks which were earlier done in the required weeks are now done within hours. can be done inside.”
“Eight to 10 years ago, we had to stand in queues for everything. For birth certificate, for bill filling, for ration, for admission, for exam result, for certificate, had to stand in a queue in banks. How long did we stand in line? India has eliminated all lines by going online,” he said.
He said that the adoption of digital platforms like Aadhaar, UPI and others has been made possible by the leadership.
He said, ‘If India does not adopt new technology with the changing times, then it will remain backward. The country experienced this during the Third Industrial Revolution,” Modi said. He lauded India for having the lowest data cost in the world and said, “Internet access has changed the lives of citizens.”
Modi said in the program that the central government’s flagship program Digital India has given relief to the poor from corruption and it is working to eliminate middlemen in all sectors. “‘Time is money’, is a phrase we have heard many times. Through Digital India we have helped citizens save time through easy access to multiple services,” he said.
Speaking on how Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in welfare schemes sent Rs 23 lakh crore directly into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. “About Rs 2.25 lakh crore has been saved from falling into the wrong hands with this technology.
Complimenting the Common Service Center for playing an essential role in taking government services and e-commerce to the grassroots, the PM said, “Digital India has bridged the gap between development and facilities in rural and urban India. Is.”
He further said that the digital infrastructure built in the last eight years has also played an important role in helping India tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
Hitting out at his critics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that at a time when the whole world was discussing how India was able to give certificates to people immediately after vaccination against COVID-19, there were some who Just concentrating on why was his photo appearing on these documents Modi called on former finance minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram too, without naming him.
“The potential that the Digital India program has created in the country over the last eight years has helped us immensely during the COVID-19 pandemic. We were able to run the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination and relief program because of this,” Modi said. He said that technology has come in handy in providing relief to the weaker sections of the society during the pandemic.
“We transferred crores of rupees to the bank accounts of women, farmers, laborers during the pandemic. With the help of ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ we ensured that free ration is distributed to 80 crore people of the country. Modi said India’s digital-driven COVID-19 immunization program (CoWin served as the technology platform for the humble immunization exercise) has received global acclaim.
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