37% rural youth sans Internet access: Study
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged more companies to make electronic and digital goods on Wednesday, reviving his campaign promise to bridge India’s digital divide backed by over $70 billion in investment pledges.
Launching a “Digital India Week” aimed at popularising the government’s push to connect 250,000 villages by 2019, Modi spoke of the need to boost local manufacturing of electronics – the country’s largest import after oil.
“Why can’t we make quality electronic goods that are globally competitive?” Modi said in a speech to a packed 14,000-seater indoor stadium, highlighting his goal of ending net technology and electronics imports by 2020.
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