The road to a $1 trillion digital economy: A tech lawyer’s wish-list for Budget 2024-25

The post-election budget is expected to support digital public infrastructure (Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker), UPI and RuPay incentives, tech manufacturing, cybersecurity, AI, deep tech in healthcare and agriculture, and skilling initiatives under the Skill India Mission. Expanding the PLI scheme, AI research, R&D, the National Quantum Mission, and extending optical fibre to all villages will be crucial.