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The Hindu
01-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Technology reduced divides instead of deepening them: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday (July 1, 2025) that Digital India projects had 'used technology to eliminate the gap between the haves and the have-nots,' instead of causing the digital divide to 'deepen'. 'While decades were spent doubting the ability of Indians to use technology, we changed this approach and trusted the ability of Indians to use technology,' Mr. Modi said in a post on LinkedIn, the professional social networking site. Mr. Modi made the post on the occasion of the ten year anniversary of the Digital India programme. The Digital India Corporation also took out full page ads in a blitz to promote the milestone. As we mark #10YearsOfDigitalIndia, shared a few thoughts on LinkedIn, on how this initiative has positively impacted India's growth — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 1, 2025 'In 2014, internet penetration was limited, digital literacy was low, and online access to government services was scarce,' Mr. Modi said. 'Many doubted whether a country as vast and diverse as India could truly go digital. Today, that question has been answered not just in data and dashboards, but in the lives of 140 crore Indians. From how we govern, to how we learn, transact, and build, Digital India is everywhere.' 'Through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), over ₹44 lakh crore has been transferred directly to citizens, cutting out middlemen and saving ₹3.48 lakh crore in leakages,' Mr. Modi said. 'Schemes like SVAMITVA have issued 2.4 crore+ property cards and mapped 6.47 lakh villages, ending years of land-related uncertainty.' With digital public infrastructure (DPI) projects like Aadhaar, DigiLocker and FasTAG, Mr. Modi said, India was 'moving from digital governance to global digital leadership,' referring to initiatives like the Global DPI Repository, managed by India for access to countries in the Global South.
News18
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Union Minister Says PM Modi Encourages To Listen & Make Changes: 'We Are A Very Open-Minded Govt...'
Last Updated: Vaishnaw further highlighted that India has a billion-plus talent and a 5,000-year-old civilisation — 'which means a billion of stories to tell'. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union minister for information and broadcasting, on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi always encourages his colleagues to 'listen to youngsters and make changes that will help them find the right opportunities". 'India can take the global leadership in the world of media and entertainment. That is the kind of talent we have," he added. Vaishnaw further highlighted that India has a billion-plus talent and a 5,000-year-old civilisation — 'which means a billion of stories to tell". #WATCH | Mumbai | Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw says, "As per the Prime Minister's vision, India can take the global leadership in the world of media and entertainment. That is the kind of talent we have. A billion-plus talent and 5000 a… — ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2025 His statement came after PM Modi, during his inaugural speech at the WAVES 2025 summit, announced the rise of India's ' Orange Economy ', which encompasses the creative sectors of music, films, food, gaming and animation. Industries within this economy include advertising, architecture, arts and crafts, design, fashion, film, video, photography, music, performing arts, publishing, research and development, software, computer games, electronic publishing, and TV/radio. Last year, the prime minister had conferred the newly formed National Creators Award to online content creators. The awardees included personal trainer-turned-podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia, who goes by BeerBiceps, and has partnered with the Digital India Corporation to interview a series of Cabinet Ministers; Abhi and Niyu, a married duo with more than five million YouTube subscribers; Keerthika Govindhasamy of the Instagram account Keerthi History; and Pankti Pandey, a former ISRO scientist who is now a sustainability influencer. A couple of weeks later, PM Modi interacted with India's top gamers, and played virtual reality games with them. After a few rounds of gaming, the prime minister laughed and remarked, 'Bhagwaan kare mujhe iski aadat na lage (I pray to God I don't get addicted to this)." Impressed by PM's jovial side, the gamers gave him the title of 'NaMo OP", where 'OP' means 'overpowered". First Published: May 03, 2025, 13:19 IST
