The Union Budget for 2016-2017 has been tabled in the parliament, and reactions are now pouring in thick and fast from across all quarters. The day saw the tech industry react favourably to the slew of announcements by the Finance Minister which will look to spur technological developments in the country in the coming years.

Emphasising on the importance of technology, a key aspect which will drive forward PM Modi’s Digital India initiative, Arun Jaitley in the lower house said “technology would be used in all aspects, starting from tax and markets to data mining and more with the help of better IT systems”

Here are the major announcements made by [...]