Bengaluru (Karnataka) : In an address at the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meet being held in Karnataka's Bengaluru on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India's digital transformation and its commitment to inclusive digital development. The event, attended by dignitaries from across the globe, provided a platform for discussing the future of the digital economy.
PM Modi extended a warm welcome to the attendees, emphasizing Bengaluru's status as a hub for science, technology, and entrepreneurship, and said, "There is no better place than Bengaluru to discuss the digital economy. He lauded India's journey of digitalization, which began with the launch of the Digital India initiative in 2015.
The Prime Minister attributed this transformation to innovation, speedy implementation, and a spirit of inclusion, stating that "the scale, speed, and scope of this transformation is beyond imagination." Over 850 million internet users. Innovative programs like Aadhaar, which covers more than 1.3 billion citizens, Jan Dhan bank accounts, Aadhaar, and Mobile (JAM) trinity revolutionizing financial inclusion, nearly 10 billion monthly transactions on the UPI instant payment system, over 45 per cent of global real-time payments happening in India.