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IANS | 16 Nov, 2022
For a long time, technology was seen as an exclusive domain. It was said
to be only for the high and mighty, but India has shown how to
democratise technology, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday
while addressing the Bengaluru tech summit through video conferencing.
India is using technology as a weapon in the war against poverty, he added.
Citing
an example, the Prime Minister said that under the Svamitva scheme, "we
are using drones to map lands in rural areas. Then, property cards are
given to the people. This reduces land disputes. It also helps the poor
to access financial services and credit. During COVID-19, many countries
were struggling with a problem. They knew people needed help. They knew
benefit transfers would help. But they did not have the infrastructure
to take the benefits to people. But India showed how technology could be
a force for the good. Our Jan Dhan Aadhar Mobile Trinity gave us the
power to directly transfer benefits".
Modi further added that
India has also shown how to give technology a human touch. "In India,
technology is a force of equality and empowerment. The world's largest
health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat provides a safety net for nearly
200 million families. It means, about 600 million people! This
programme is run based on a tech platform. India ran the world's largest
COVID-19 vaccine drive," he informed.
The Prime Minister
informed that India has one of the largest online repositories of open
courses. There are thousands of courses available across different
subjects. Over 10 million successful certifications have happened.
This,
he added, is all done online and free. "Our data tariffs are among the
lowest in the world. During COVID-19, low data costs helped poor
students to attend online classes. Without this, two precious years
would have been lost for them," Modi further said.
Highlighting
the potential of Indian youth, the prime minister said, "We are using
our talent for global good. Even in India, their impact is being seen.
India jumped to the 40th rank in the Global Innovation Index this year.
In 2015, we were ranked 81! The number of unicorn start-ups in India has
doubled since 2021! We are now the 3rd largest start-up hub in the
world. We have over 81,000 recognised startups."
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