Tech giants want Centre to spur Digital India’s growth

Accelerate the growth of sunrise sectors: Check.

Offer more PLIs for electronics manufacturing: Check.

Find ways to power ‘Digital India’ initiatives further: Check.

Set aside more money for research and development: Check.

These were some of the prominent items on the wish lists of tech giants ahead of Budget 2023.

With the Unified Payment Interface (UPI), Aadhaar, CoWIN, the relatively new Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) and Digital Rupee, India has been witnessing a silent revolution on the digital public service delivery front.