‘Crores of rupees lost to corruption now saved due to technology’: PM Modi on Nikhil Kamath podcast

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first podcast appearance when he spoke to Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath. PM Modi talked about how technology is being used by the government to fill gaps in government schemes and save crores of rupees lost to corruption.

"Crores of rupees that used to be lost to corruption are now saved, and technology has been used to do so" PM Modi said on the Nikhil Kamath podcast. He noted that the government is able to send money to the accounts of 10 crore farmers and 13 crore gas subsidy beneficiaries in just 30 seconds due to the use of technology.

PM Modi on changing perception of India abroad:

During the interview, PM Modi also answered a question about the change in perception of India outside the country.

PM Modi told Kamath, "First thing, to claim that I have changed (perception of India) is not correct. I feel anyone sent by the Indian government is the ambassador of the country but they (entrepreneurs) going outside are the national ambassador (rashtradoot)"

Adding to his point about the changing perception of India outside the country, the Prime Minister said that one of the objectives of NITI Aayog - set up by his government - is to harness the potential of the Indian diaspora around the world.

Apart from his stint at Zerodha, Kamath has recently gained fame online due to his WTF Podcast which has included many prominent names in the past including Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Managalam Birla, actor Ranbir Kapoor, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and Meta Chief AI scientist Yann Lecun.