 "Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Photo: PTI")
While presenting the Union Budget 2017-2018, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that India is now on the cusp of a massive digital revolution.
He said that earlier initiative of our Government to promote financial inclusion and the JAM trinity were important precursors to our current push for digital transactions. He hoped the BHIM app has launched would unleash the power of mobile phones.
Summing up the government's agenda, Jaitley stressed on 'TEC' - Transform, Energise, Clean. He said, "the approach is to spend more in rural areas, on infrastructure and poverty alleviation while maintaining fiscal prudence.
He said that earlier initiative of our Government to promote financial inclusion and the JAM trinity were important precursors to our current push for digital transactions. He hoped the BHIM app has launched would unleash the power of mobile phones.
Summing up the government's agenda, Jaitley stressed on 'TEC' - Transform, Energise, Clean. He said, "the approach is to spend more in rural areas, on infrastructure and poverty alleviation while maintaining fiscal prudence.
