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through an account aggregator framework. You get your loan and start your venture. You register on GeM, supply to schools and hospitals, and then scale up via ONDC,” he said.ONDC recently crossed 200 million transactions, with the last 100 million in just six months, he notes.He said from Banarasi weavers to bamboo artisans in Nagaland, sellers are now reaching customers nationwide without middlemen or digital monopolies.The GeM has also crossed Rs 1 lakh crore Gross Merchandise Value GMV in 50 days, with 22 lakh sellers, including over 1.8 lakh women-led MSMEs, who have fulfilled orders worth Rs 46,000 crore, he said.Modi said India’s digital public infrastructure is its global offering.From Aadhaar, CoWIN, DigiLocker, and FASTag to PM-WANI and One Nation One Subscription is now studied and adopted globally, he said.Through its G20 Presidency, India launched the Global DPI Repository and a USD 25 million social impact fund, helping nations across Africa and South Asia adopt inclusive digital ecosystems, he said.Modi said India now ranks among the top three start up ecosystems in the world, with over 1.8 lakh start ups. But this is more than a start up movement, it is a tech renaissance, he added.India is doing extremely well when it comes to AI skill penetration and AI talent concentration among our youth, he said in the post.Through the USD 1.2 billion India AI Mission, India has enabled access to 34,000 Graphics Processing Units at globally unmatched prices at less than Rs 1/GPU hour, making India not just the most affordable internet economy, but also the most affordable compute destination, he said.Modi said, “India has championed humanity-first AI. The New Delhi Declaration on AI promotes innovation with responsibility. We are establishing AI Centres of Excellence across the country.”The prime minister said the next decade will be even more transformative, as India is moving from digital governance to global digital leadership, from India-first to India-for-the-world.He said digital India has not remained a mere government programme but has become a people’s movement.It is central to building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat, and to making India a trusted innovation partner to the world, he said.Modi said, “To all innovators, entrepreneurs, and dreamers: the world is looking at India for the next digital breakthrough.””Let us build what empowers. Let us solve what truly matters. Let us lead with technology that unites, includes, and uplifts.”
