This decade will be ‘India’s techade’, says PM Modi

The Prime Minister spoke of the critical role that technology had played during the pandemic to ensure continuity of education, access to healthcare, and other citizen services.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that data and demographic dividend combined with India’s presents massive opportunity for the country, and exuded confidence that this decade will be ‘India’s techade’. Speaking at a virtual event to mark the completion of six years of Digital India, Mr. Modi said India is also conscious of its responsibilities as a data powerhouse and noted that work is underway on all aspects of data protection. “Data and demographic dividend present a massive opportunity for India... together, we will be successful in making this decade ‘India’s techade’,” Mr. Modi said.