How Budget 2022 gives a digital thrust to pandemic-stricken Indian economy

In Budget 2022, FM Nirmala Sitharaman laid an emphasis on digital technologies and start-ups cutting across sectors-from agriculture and education to post offices, banking and more

As the Finance Minister rose in Parliament to deliver the annual budget speech on Tuesday, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said the ‘digital budget’ would be read out from a tablet. The digital theme of the budget cropped up time and again during the speech as FM Nirmala Sitharaman laid emphasis on digital technologies and start-ups cutting across sectors-–from agriculture and education to post offices, banking and more. 

“India is now aiming to evolve into a $5 trillion economy and technology-driven startups are going to play a crucial role in achieving this goal. Towards this end, the government has announced