Google to invest $10 billion in India, says CEO Sundar Pichai

New Delhi – Team Google CEO Sundar Pichai have announced a new $10B (about 64 thousand Crore Rupees) digitization fund to be invested in India’s digital economy.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi had an extremely fruitful interaction with Sundar Pichai where PM discussed ways to leverage technology for the benefit of India’s farmers and entrepreneurs. In a wide-ranging virtual discussion, PM Modi and Pichai also discussed the COVID19 eandemic that has gripped the world and the new work culture that is stemming from the crisis.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote – This morning, had an extremely fruitful interaction with Sundar Pichai. We spoke on a wide range of subjects, particularly leveraging the power of technology to transform the lives of India’s farmers, youngsters and entrepreneurs.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai Said – Today at Google For India we announced a new $10B (about 64 thousand Crore Rupees) digitization fund to help accelerate India’s digital economy. We’re proud to support PM Narendra Modi’s vision for Digital India – many thanks to Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad & Minister RP Nishank for joining.