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Digital revolution currently reaches less than a quarter of India’s population. It is essential to extend this immediately to at least half the population. This would benefit industry and small business in rural and semi-urban parts of the country, and help people derive benefits from government programs in employment, education, healthcare, nutrition and financial services. It is also necessary to strengthen the education and skills sector so that direct and indirect employment of 10-20 lakh jobs can be created every year. To help achieve this objective, an additional amount of Rs. 50,000 per year deduction under section 80C should be provided to individuals on procurement of locally manufactured IT hardware products.

Use technology to create transparency in Governance