28-Feb;Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asserted that the government is heavily investing in technology for creating modern infrastructure, saying the benefits of Digital India must reach every section of the society. The Prime Minister was addressing a Post-Budget webinar on the theme ‘Unleashing the Potential: Ease of living using Technology’. Modi said, this year’s Union Budget has emphasised on increasing the ease of living with the help of technology. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that India of the 21st century is constantly empowering its citizens with the use of technology. He underlined that every budget in the past few years has stressed the ease of living for people with the help of technology. In this year’s budget, the Prime Minister emphasised, the priority is given to technology and a human touch.He added that the changing India of 21st century is continuously empowering its citizens with the power of technology and people are clearly feeling this change. The Prime Minister highlighted that the government’s efforts are making lives of the poor and unprivileged, better and today people do not consider the government as an obstruction but as a catalyst for development. He asked to evaluate the good practices adopted by other countries to improve citizen services. Mr. Modi said the government’s policy interventions are now showing results.
