New Delhi, July 13 -- In a move to help accelerate India's digital economy, Google has announced a new Rs. 75,000-crore financial help, said the tech giant's Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai asserting that "we we are proud to support" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision.

Announcing the move, Mr Pichai, the 48-year-old Indian-American Google CEO tweeted, "Today at #GoogleForIndia we announced a new $10B digitization fund to help accelerate India's digital economy. We're proud to support PM @narendramodi's vision for Digital India - many thanks to Minister @rsprasad & Minister @DrRPNishank for joining us."

On a webcast during the annual 'Google for India' event, Mr. Pichai said that the move is a reflection of the confidence of the...