Sitharaman focused on the use of big data for SMEs
Sitharaman also discusses the use cases of big data for public governance
Startup community suggested giving tax sops to them
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Monday (December 16), started the government’s pre-budget consultations with different stakeholder groups on economic revival in New Delhi. Her first meeting, which comes on the heels of the upcoming General Budget 2020-21, was with stakeholder groups including experts from the digital economy, fintech and startup community.
During her discussion, Sitharaman focused on areas such as the use of new-age technology, including big data for small and medium enterprises (SME) sector and unleashing its power for public governance as well.