<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India’s data and demographic dividend, along with its proven technical proficiency, will make this decade the country's “Techade."<br /><br />India is fully conscious of its responsibilities as a "data powerhouse", he said at a virtual event to mark the completion of six years of Digital India, and added that work was under way on all aspects of data protection.<br /><br />The PM spoke via video conference to beneficiaries of various schemes of Digital India programme, including Diksha, eNAM, eSanjeevani solution for telemedicine, DigiBunai and PM SVANidhi scheme.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/indias-factory-activity-shrinks-for-first-time-in-11-months-amid-covid-19-crisis-1003554.html" target="_blank">India's factory activity shrinks for first time in 11 months amid Covid-19 crisis</a></strong><br /><br />Estimates suggest that dozens of tech companies in India will enter the unicorn club (with $1 billion valuation) in coming years, he said and asserted that data and demographic dividend collectively offers huge potential.<br /><br />The digital India mission had enabled implementation of the One Nation, One Ration Card scheme and helped ease access to services for millions of people during the Covid-19 pandemic, he said.<br /><br />"The digital solutions that India has prepared during this period are a topic of discussion and interest all over the world today. One of the world''s largest digital contact tracing app, Aarogya Setu has played a key role in containing the spread of Covid," he said.<br /><br />Many nations have shown interest in the CoWIN app, and tools like these are proof of India's technical prowess.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/indias-consumer-digital-economy-to-touch-800-billion-by-2030-redseer-1003287.html" target="_blank">India's consumer digital economy to touch $800 billion by 2030: RedSeer</a></strong><br /><br />In the last 6-7 years, leveraging Digital India, around Rs 17 lakh crore has been transferred in the bank accounts of beneficiaries under various schemes, Modi said.<br /><br />During interaction with the Prime Minister, Suhani Sahu (a class 5 student from Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh) shared her experiences about the DIKSHA app and explained how it had helped her in continuing her studies.<br /><br />Launched on July 1, 2015, Digital India builds on the concept of minimum government, maximum governance and faster delivery of government services to people's doorstep.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India’s data and demographic dividend, along with its proven technical proficiency, will make this decade the country's “Techade."<br /><br />India is fully conscious of its responsibilities as a "data powerhouse", he said at a virtual event to mark the completion of six years of Digital India, and added that work was under way on all aspects of data protection.<br /><br />The PM spoke via video conference to beneficiaries of various schemes of Digital India programme, including Diksha, eNAM, eSanjeevani solution for telemedicine, DigiBunai and PM SVANidhi scheme.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/indias-factory-activity-shrinks-for-first-time-in-11-months-amid-covid-19-crisis-1003554.html" target="_blank">India's factory activity shrinks for first time in 11 months amid Covid-19 crisis</a></strong><br /><br />Estimates suggest that dozens of tech companies in India will enter the unicorn club (with $1 billion valuation) in coming years, he said and asserted that data and demographic dividend collectively offers huge potential.<br /><br />The digital India mission had enabled implementation of the One Nation, One Ration Card scheme and helped ease access to services for millions of people during the Covid-19 pandemic, he said.<br /><br />"The digital solutions that India has prepared during this period are a topic of discussion and interest all over the world today. One of the world''s largest digital contact tracing app, Aarogya Setu has played a key role in containing the spread of Covid," he said.<br /><br />Many nations have shown interest in the CoWIN app, and tools like these are proof of India's technical prowess.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/indias-consumer-digital-economy-to-touch-800-billion-by-2030-redseer-1003287.html" target="_blank">India's consumer digital economy to touch $800 billion by 2030: RedSeer</a></strong><br /><br />In the last 6-7 years, leveraging Digital India, around Rs 17 lakh crore has been transferred in the bank accounts of beneficiaries under various schemes, Modi said.<br /><br />During interaction with the Prime Minister, Suhani Sahu (a class 5 student from Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh) shared her experiences about the DIKSHA app and explained how it had helped her in continuing her studies.<br /><br />Launched on July 1, 2015, Digital India builds on the concept of minimum government, maximum governance and faster delivery of government services to people's doorstep.</p>
