Here are the digital initiatives announced in Budget 2017

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BharatNet

The government stepped up its allocation for BharatNet to Rs 10,000 crores to connect more than 1.5 lakh gram panchayats with Wi-Fi access in 2017-18. This will help achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s  Digital India mission and help reach rural areas, enabling digital transactions, education and skilling. It still will be short of its 2.5 lakh GP target.

Digital payments

Government will promote use of BHIM app by offering incentives to both users and merchants. It will also push banks to introduce 10 lakh PoS systems by March and 20 lakh Aadhaar Pay PoS systems by September. This will help it