PM Modi launches Digital India campaign: As it happened

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched his pet project- Digital India Campaign - in the national capital with a view to empower the people of the country through the Programme.

Zee Media Bureau/Reema Sharma

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the ambitious Digital India Campaign in the national capital with a view to empower the people of the country through the program.

Digital India aims to transform the country into a digitally empowered knowledge economy.

Here are the updates:

- I dream of a Digital India where world looks to India for the next big idea: PM

- I dream of a Digital India where e-commerce drives entrepreneurship: Modi

- I dream of a Digital India where the netizen is an empowered citizen, says Modi

- I dream of a Digital India where farmers are empowered with real time information : PM Modi

- I dream of a Digital India where the government proactively engages with citizen through social networks: PM

- I dream of a Digital India where the citizen-government interface is incorruptible: Modi

- I dream of a Digital India where cyber security becomes an integral part of our national security: Modi

- I dream of a Digital India where government is open and transparent, says PM

- I dream of a Digital India where access to information knows no barrier, says Modi

- I dream of a Digital India where knowledge is strength, says PM

- I dream of a Digital India where 1.2 billion connected Indians drive the nation: Modi

- I dream of a Digital India where high speed digital highway will unite the nation: PM

- India should come up with innovative idea to tackle cyber security: Modi

- Clouds of a blood-less war are hovering. Can India not lead this war and protect the world against it?: PM

- Technology has both threat and challenges. We should continuously try to address this, says Modi

- Government will give all the necessary support to the youths for start-ups

- I urge the youth to innovate and start more companies, says Modi

- Design In India is as important as Make In India: Modi

- We did not get the benefit of Industrial revolution but we must en-cash on the IT revolution: Modi

- The day is not far when the banks will go paperless, premises-less: Modi

- The project will provide employment to 18 lakh people: PM

- We need to minimise digital divide for achieving real development, says PM

- Our demographic divident must get digital strength, says Modi

- e-governance is easy governance, economic governance: Modi

- The entire government will be accessible through this, says PM

- e-governance will soon transform into m-governance (mobile governance) : PM

- People from even the remotest part of India should be able to use this platform: Modi

- It is time we realise this (Digital) change and adapt ourselves to it: Modi

- Even the small kids are attracted to mobile phones and understand digital power: Modi

- Digital India will transform the entire nation; dreams of millions of Indians will come true: PM Modi

- I congratulate IT minister Ravishankar Prasad and his entire team for bringing out a comprehensive and integrated campaign: Modi

- Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins speech

- My complements to the entire team Digital India, says Jaitley

- Digital India will give wings to the common man: FM

- Our financial inclusion program widest in the world: Jaitley

- We are facing a huge challenge for eradication of poverty: FM

- India is no longer satisfied with 6 percent growth, it wants to transcend beyond 10 percent growth, says Jaitley

- Digital India will help bridge the gap between the rich and the poor, says FM

- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley begins his speech

- I Congratulate PM Modi for his visionary project: Munjal

- MD and CEO HeroMoto Corp Pawan Munjal begins his remarks

- We commit nearly Rs 10,000 crore to push digital, cloud and telecom space, says Anil Ambani

- Last year, we as a nation have added another D - Decisiveness under the leadership of PM Modi: Ambani

- The great India story has been powered by 3 Ds: Demographics, Democracy and Demand: Ambani

- With Modi as PM, India has visionary leadership: Ambani

- Digital India initiative will integrate us as a nation as never before: Ambani

- ADAG chairman Anil Ambani begins his remarks

- Sterlite Tech will work to contribute to the Digital India drive: Agarwal

- Vedanta is proud to be associated with this initiative

- I congratulate the PM on his Digital India initiative

- Founder and Chairman of Vedanta Resources Anil Agarwal begins his remarks

- We commit to spend 16 billion dollars to build further, deeper IT infrastructure in rural, urban India: Mittal

- What PM is doing today will connect every citizen of India

- I am a product of technology and I have seen what technology can do: Mittal

- PM Modi understands the power of technology and how this can connect the length and breadth of this country: Mittal

- This initiative has power to transform this country in shortest time-frame, says Mittal

- Bharti Group chairman Sunil Mittal begins his remarks

- I Complement the PM for launching this historic initiative and pledge our full support, says Birla

- Aditya Birla Group to invest 7 billion dollars in next 5 years in network rollout and infra and digital space: Birla

- We also aim to create Digital Bharat Connect

- We plan to invest two billion dollars in Digital India projects

- PM has articulated a bold vision for our digital future: Birla

- Digital India has very exciting prospects, says Birla

- We heartily applaud PM's Digital India initiative, says KM Birla

- Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla begins his remarks

- PM Narendra Modi's Digital India campaign is a powerful vision

- The initiative will break down the digital divide in India, says Premji

- Wipro Chairman Azim Premji begins his remarks

- With a strong market, a large talent pool India has the potential to become digital tiger: Mistry

- Tata Group to hire 60,000 IT professionals this year, says Mistry

- TCS has been active in e-governance programme: Mistry

- Mistry mentions TCS and Tata Communications in this regard

- Tata group has continued to invest in Digital space

- I congratulate the PM for giving vision and direction to the country, says Mistry

- Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry begins his remarks

- I congratulate you and the entire Digital India team

- Digital India initiative will create a partnership among all the sections of the society

- PM has leadership and drive to convert his vision into reality, says Ambani

- We will create Jio Digital India start up fund, says Ambani

- We are working with device makers to make affordable devices: Ambani

- Digital India will create five lakh jobs

- We at Reliance will invest Rs 2.5 lakh crores across Digital India pillars

- Digital India will be a huge success because of the youths

- Have no hesitation in saying that government has moved faster than the industry, says Ambani

- Reliance Industries MD and chairman Mukesh Ambani begins remarks on Digital India campaign

- Policy document on e-governance policy initiative inaugurated

- PM launches Digital India Book

- Logo of Digital India Campaign launched

-PM Modi launches Digital India Campaign

- Ravishankar Prasad concludes speech

- Today I salute all the social activist who have immensely contributed towards the digital platform

- Lets take a collective vow to make this mission successful

- Electronic manufacturing is a great area. Please come, invest, create jobs, make profit and Make in India, Prasad tells investors

- Digital India will remain incomplete without Make in India. I appeal all businessmen to come and participate, says Prasad

- If we all work together, India will prosper together: Prasad

- The project will transform India into a digitally transformed nation, says Prasad

- Digital programme by government is a step in right direction

-India's talent plus information technology is equal to India tomorrow, says Prasad

-Minister of Communication and Information Technology Ravishankar Prasad begins welcome address

- PM Narendra Modi has arrived the launch venue, Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium

Apart from the event here, 600 districts across the country will organise various programmes to sensitise people about the ongoing activities under the Digital India platform.

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