"Together We Can Make This Decade India's Techade": PM Modi On Digital India

Digital India 6th Anniversary: Speaking at a virtual event to mark the completion of six years of Digital India, PM Narendra Modi said India is fully conscious of its responsibilities as a data powerhouse and noted that work was underway on all aspects of data protection.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the combination of nation's demographic dividend and data, with proven tech prowess presents immense opportunities as he exuded confidence the decade will be 'India's techade'. Speaking at a virtual event to mark the completion of six years of Digital India, PM Modi said India is fully conscious of its responsibilities as a data powerhouse and noted that work was 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'," PM Modi said. Estimates suggest that dozens of tech companies in India will enter the unicorn club (with USD 1 billion valuation) in coming years, he said and asserted that data and demographic dividend collectively offers huge potential.