The Real Empowerment
Technology. Yes. The global trend as of the 21st century. Technology has numerous uses. So much so that, we cannot even imagine our world without it. The most developed countries are the ones which have developed their infrastructure and tapped the resources available with them to the maximum extent. Now, in order to develop our infrastructure and the resources present, we need the development of technology as well. And to develop technology and use it to the fullest, we have to make breakthroughs in research and dedicate a part of the country’s GDP to it.
This brings us to the situation of our country. In the past few years, we have seen major developments in infrastructure, research, space exploration and transport even though we invest only about 0.6% of our country’s GDP in Research and Development. The main reason due to which this was possible is the digitalisation of India.
Digitalisation helped in the development of non-agricultural as well as agricultural sectors in our country. Digitalisation was brought about in India by the enhancement of the connectivity and availability of internet to people.
Jio, a mobile network operator company owned by Reliance, enabled people to access the internet at nominal prices. The internet gives access to centillions of gigabytes of information that can be used for the benefit of ourselves and our country. Apart from our rich culture, traditions, mineral resources, etc., the digitalisation of India has been the real empowerment of our country.
Digitalisation has helped in the process of development. We have made major breakthroughs in Space technology because of that. Taking the example of the Mars Orbiter Mission, we sent a space probe to orbit Mars with a budget of only Rs. 4.5 billion as compared to USA’s budget of Rs. 46 billion for their own Mars mission. ISRO also launched into space a rocket carrying a record breaking 104 Nano satellites of different countries.
We also have performed miracles in the development of infrastructure in our country. For example, the construction of the Bogibeel Bridge, a combined road and rail bridge, which connected the districts of Dhemaji and Dibrugarh in Assam was built with the most advanced technology and is one of its kind.
India is an agricultural country, i.e., a majority of our population (70%) work in agriculture. Now, in the field of agriculture, digitalisation has helped in many ways. With the use of electricity in the methods of irrigation, modern farming technology such as combine harvesters, seed drills and threshers, the overall production of crops (rice) has increased by 7%, from the earlier year, and is 95.3 million tonnes at the moment. The daily weather forecasts also help farmers to make decisions to get the best from their investments and hard work.
Another factor is economy and banking. With the introduction of online banking, people can withdraw money, donate money, invest in stock markets and mutual funds and also donate for good causes, just by sitting at home.
The last and one of the most important factors that have been advanced is political campaigning and propaganda. Now, political parties can spread their message and gain popularity by reaching out to people using social media. Overall, the digitalisation of India has helped the citizens and has been a key factor in the development of infrastructure, economy, agriculture and research and development. This has resulted in the growth of our GDP by 6.6% every year. Digitalisation is truly the real empowerment of India and its citizens.