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Prasad, IT leaders to discuss how to create $1 tr digital Indian economy

New Delhi: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is slated to meet the industry on Thursday to discuss the roadmap for India to become a $1 trillion digital economy in the coming years.

This is a follow-up to a similar meeting held in June this year with tech leaders where the minister had exhorted the industry to help India build a $1 trillion digital economy over the new few years by creating affordable technology and an inclusive environment. The country's digital economy is estimated at $450 billion presently.
"There is a presentation on digital economy on Thursday...
This will be a follow-up of a meeting held earlier this year," Prasad said.
IT industry representatives as well as secretaries of various government departments are expected to participate in the closed-door discussion, which will also review the progress made after the first meeting in June.
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