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India's digital infrastructure will revive the economy: Nandan Nilekani

Bengaluru, Apr 22 (UNI) Infosys Co-founder and Chairman Nandan Nilekani today said that India’s digital infrastructure will play a major role in reviving the economy.
Addressing FICCI members at the National Executive Committee Meeting on ‘Digital India and its Impact on Economy and Industry’ here on Monday, Nilekani said that "the country has witnessed dramatic transformation through Aadhaar-based e-KYC and online payments, adding that India’s digital data architecture will set the tone for business revival. Once data becomes the basis for decision-making in many sectors, you will see a big change. World over, data is becoming central to people and government. Data empowerment architecture in India will benefit all segments of the economy”.
Nilekani said that Aadhaar e-KYC has been revolutionary in making life simpler for people and India now has the infrastructure to deal with direct benefits transfers (DBT) in any segment, adding that DBT can revive the power sector.
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