Decoding Budget 2022 from Tech Perspective

In her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman used the word ‘digital’ 35 times while ‘tech’ was mentioned 26 times. Sitharaman also outlined a broad initiative to deepen digital penetration and improve delivery of services in sectors ranging from agriculture to education to health and digital payments and banking. The fresh digital push is seen as building blocks of the government’s strategy to prepare the economy for future challenges. How does the Budget-2022 appear from the tech perspective? Let’s explore this in a panel discussion to analyze the pros and cons for the technology community as a whole and the channels fraternity in precise.