Will realise $1-trn digital economy goal in 5-7 years: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology said that despite the deep disruption caused by the pandemic, India as a nation has emerged stronger

India's ambitions post-Covid-19 pandemic have been reimagined, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday, adding that the country’s technology ecosystem and economy represent a huge opportunity for investors. Chandrasekhar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target for the country to become a trillion-dollar digital economy.

“I will point out that what we are seeing today in terms of the growth of the digital economy is only the tip of the iceberg,” said Chandrasekhar, while addressing industry leaders and civil servants at the Invest Karnataka 2022, the state’s Global Investors Meet (GIM). “Over