President Ram Nath Kovind today honored those who did remarkable work in the field of digital governance. President Kovind presented the Digital India Awards today. During this time the President said, “This year is going to end now and we hope that the epidemic will also end soon.” The President said, “It would not be an exaggeration to say that the corona virus has changed the world in terms of social relations, economic activities, health care, education and many other aspects of life.”
President Kovind said that India was not only ready to mitigate the adverse effects of mobility-restrictions, but also used the crisis as an opportunity to move forward in various arenas. This has been possible only because the digital infrastructure has been strengthened in recent years.
President Ramnath Kovind attended the Digital India Award 2020 through video conferencing. Regarding the Digital India Awards, the President said, “reflects the government’s holistic approach to empowering citizens to achieve their aspirations and make India a digital superpower”.
He said that technological development is often referred to as ‘disruption’, but this year he helped us to overcome the huge disruption to a great extent. The President said that even for the government, information technology was one of the most important tools for providing various types of services to the citizens and turning the wheels of the economy.
