Communications key to socio-economic activity: Narendra Modi

NEW DELHI: Telecommunications is a key to social as well as economical activities and the present era is of innovation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a text message to telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, on the eve of the inauguration of a three-day mega telecom industry event in New Delhi.

“Communications holds a key to any field of social-economic activity. Technology-enabled tools are virtually enabling the pace of communications,” Modi in a letter said and added that the 21st century is of knowledge and innovation.

Telecom, IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Monday inaugurated the India Mobile Congress 2019, jointly organized by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Delhi-based Cellular Operators Associaton of India (COAI).