India lifted 800 million people out of poverty simply by smartphone: UNGA President

Stressing the use of digitisation for rapid development, the President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, lavished praise on India for its work in this direction, which has lifted 800 million out of poverty in the last 5-6 years.

He highlighted how people in rural areas of India, are able to make payments and pay bills just on the touch of a smartphone.