Government

An enhancement in public spending, some of it accentuated by COVID-19 in sectors, such as healthcare, agriculture, digital enablement, social development, public utilities such as water, indigenous manufacturing and production

For enhancing the levels of national security, especially in the wake of recent geopolitical flux, one of the key national priorities has been ‘AtmaNirbhar’/self-reliance in defence manufacturing, with the aim of ramping up the manufacture of strategic military equipment.

After the focus on physical infrastructure and smart cities in the first phase, the focus now is on digital infrastructure – imparting elements of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Big Data into urban infrastructure.

A heightened focus on digital healthcare community surveillance, pandemic tracking, etc.

The Government has released the National Education Policy (NEP) with a focus on digital learning solutions and upskilling/re-skilling.