Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the role of technology in dealing with the coronavirus crisis and claimed that it helped ensure the poor got immediate assistance during the lockdown. Modi made the remark while inaugurating the 2020 Bengaluru Tech Summit.

“At the peak of Covid-19 lockdown, it was technology that ensured India’s poor received quick and proper assistance,” Modi said. “The scale of this relief has few parallels. If India is successfully operating the world’s largest healthcare scheme, it is due to a big role of technology.” Modi said that India’s technology sector had shown resilience at a time when people were confined to their homes due to coronavirus-related restrictions.

The prime minister added that technology also played a key role in housing and electricity projects. “Today, when we’re able to help the poor build their homes at an unprecedented scale, speed and transparency, it is thanks to technology,” Modi said. “Today, when we are able to provide electricity to almost all households, technology has played a key role.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the role of technology in dealing with the coronavirus crisis and claimed that it helped ensure the poor got immediate assistance during the lockdown. Modi made the remark while inaugurating the 2020 Bengaluru Tech Summit.

“At the peak of Covid-19 lockdown, it was technology that ensured India’s poor received quick and proper assistance,” Modi said. “The scale of this relief has few parallels. If India is successfully operating the world’s largest healthcare scheme, it is due to a big role of technology.” Modi said that India’s technology sector had shown resilience at a time when people were confined to their homes due to coronavirus-related restrictions.

The prime minister added that technology also played a key role in housing and electricity projects. “Today, when we’re able to help the poor build their homes at an unprecedented scale, speed and transparency, it is thanks to technology,” Modi said. “Today, when we are able to provide electricity to almost all households, technology has played a key role.”