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Budget funds digital governance

The use of a digital platform for the Census will allow official agencies to interpret vast amounts of information using data analytics. Such data will be able to feed other government programme

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Pranjal Sharma
Every year, India’s policymakers are enhancing and deepening the use of technology for governance.
 
The annual Budget for 2021 continues the effort to fund projects driven by emerging technologies.
 
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned the use of technology several times during her speech. An important example was about the ministry of corporate affairs’ plan for digital compliance: “During the coming fiscal 2021-22, we will be launching data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning driven MCA21 Version 3.0. This Version 3.0 will have additional modules for e-scrutiny, e-Adjudication, e-Consultation and Compliance Management.”
 
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