On July 4, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the Digital India Bhashini, Digital India Genesis, and Chips to Startup (C2S) programmes at the Gujarati city of Gandhinagar’s Digital India Week 2022. The Prime Minister also launched http://IndiaStack.Global, MyScheme, ‘Meri Pehchaan – National Single Sign-On’ in Gandhinagar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that India wants to become a “chip maker from a chip taker” during the inauguration ceremony of the Digital India Week-2022.
“Be it space, mapping, drones, gaming and animation, many such sectors which are going to expand the future of digital technology, they have been opened for innovation. Provisions like IN-SPACe and new drone policy will be implemented in India in the coming years. Will give new energy to tech potential in this decade,” he said.
“FinTech’s endeavor is truly a solution by the people, of the people, for the people. The technology in this is India’s own i.e. by the people, the countrymen made it a part of their life i.e. of the people and it made the transactions of the countrymen easy i.e. for the people,” the Prime Minister said.
C2S Programme
The C2S Programme aims to train 85,000 Specialized Manpower in the area of VLSI and Embedded System Design over the course of five years and leapfrog in the ESDM space. It also serves as a catalyst for the growth of Startups engaged in fabless design.
India eliminated queues by going online, says PM Modi
Further applauding the impact of technology on people’s lives in India, PM Modi noted that the country has eliminated lines for services by moving online. If India does not adopt new technology with changing times, it will remain backward.
The country experienced this during the third industrial revolution, Modi said while addressing a gathering after inaugurating Digital India Week 2022.
“Eight to 10 years ago, we had to stand in lines (queues) for everything. We had to stand in line for birth certificates, to pay bills, for ration, for admission, for exam results, for certificates, in banks. How many lines we used to stand in? India has eliminated all lines by going online,” he said.
The central government’s flagship programme Digital India has given relief to the poor from corruption and it is working for elimination of middlemen in all fields, Modi said at the event.
