Use of technology will help India become a developed nation by 2047: PM Modi

Addressing a post-Budget webinar, PM Modi said the technology will help in ease of living of all sections of society and it is already being leveraged to usher in a qualitative difference in the lives of citizens.

By: ENS Economic Bureau

New Delhi | Updated: February 28, 2023 12:09 PM IST

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The prime minister exhorted stakeholders to identify 10 problem areas facing the common man which can be solved using AI. (Screengrab/Twitter@narendramodi)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that technology will play a major role in India’s target to become a developed nation by 2047, and the government is creating a modern digital infrastructure to ensure that the benefits of the digital revolution reach everyone.

Addressing a post-Budget webinar on ‘Unleashing the Potential: Ease of Living Using Technology’, PM Modi said the technology will help in ease of living of all sections of society and it is already being leveraged to usher in a qualitative difference in the lives of citizens. He added that with the latest Union Budget, the Centre has tried to prioritise technology with a human touch.

PM Modi said that due to technology, the government’s interference in people’s lives is reducing. “Today, people do not see the government as a hurdle, but as a catalyst for new opportunities, and technology has played a big role in that,” he said.

Technology has been a facilitator in increasing the conversation between citizens and the government, PM Modi said. “People are using technology to convey their issues to the government which are being resolved quickly. For instance, earlier there were several issues related to tax filings, and people faced problems on many fronts. But we used technology to make the entire process faceless,” the prime minister added.

“Technology became the basis of the One Nation One Ration Card program under which crores of people, especially migrants, can avail ration in a transparent manner. Due to mobile phones, Aadhaar, and Jan Dhan accounts it became possible to send money to people directly. Aarogya Setu and CoWin were important during the pandemic and helped in contract tracing and our vaccination drive,” he said.

He also said technologies like 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are being discussed, and are poised to transform areas like medicine, education, agriculture, and many other sectors. The prime minister also urged people to set certain targets and identify the sectors that can benefit from technology and the 10 problems in society that can be solved using AI.

Modi added technology has helped in reducing the compliance burden for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). “In business, time is money. So by reducing compliances, MSMEs can save a lot of time and use that for doing business. We have ended close to 40,000 compliances”.

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