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were extended on Cyber
Security Framework
for digital banking in
villages. Many youth
remained engaged in
solving the challenges
in the agriculture sector.
Friends, over 13 lakh
where ideas are turned into students and over 6,000
action. institutes have participated
Friends, the 'Smart India in the 'Smart India Hackathon'
Hackathon 2025' concluded this in the last 7 to 8 years. The
month. During this Hackathon, youth have also provided
students worked on more than accurate solutions to hundreds
270 problems of more than of problems. Such Hackathons
80 government departments. are organized from time to
Students offered solutions time. I urge my young friends
which were related to real life to certainly be a part of these
challenges like traffic related Hackathons.
problems. Related to this, the Friends, today's life is
youth shared very interesting becoming tech-driven, and the
perspectives on 'Smart Traffic changes that used to happen
Management'. The youth also put over centuries; we are seeing
forward their ideas on solutions to them happen over a few years.
challenges like Financial Frauds At times, some people express
and Digital Arrests. Suggestions concern whether robots are

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