Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in New Delhi.
Microsoft's Indian-born chief executive Satya Nadella met Union Minister for Information and Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad in the national capital today and discussed schemes and initiatives to empower the country's rural population.
"It was fantastic to spend time with minister Prasad, taling about the great progress India is making with IndiaStack and Digital India," the Microsoft CEO said.
"For us at Microsoft, our mission is to empower every Indian and every Indian organisation to be able to achieve more and with the policies of Government of India," Mr Nadella added.
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also lauded Microsoft's many initiatives and contribution to Digital India.
"Microsoft is doing good work in India. In particular, we have appreciated their initiative for digital inclusion in villages, such as the Harisal pilot project in Maharashtra where they brought in technology and connectivity for digital health and education," Mr Prasad said and added that such measures could be replicated for the Centre's DigiGaon initiative.
He further stated that Mr Nadella's success epitomised the "extraordinary contribution of India's talents" and accomplishments.
The two dignitaries also discussed the use of LinkedIn, which was recently acquired by Microsoft, for creating employment opportunities in India. Mr Prasad also tweeted that the Microsoft CEO also "appreciated the success of the ongoing Digital India program".
However, the Union minister said that the issue of H1-B visas - which has been at the forefront ever since Donald Trump became US President - was not discussed.
Mr Nadella is in India to address 'Future Decoded' - a two-day flagship technology and business conference, organised by Microsoft, in Mumbai. The conference aims to be a platform where entrepreneurs, policy makers, government officials, and other stakeholders can discuss technology and its aspects.
On Monday, e-commerce major Flipkart announced a tie-up with Microsoft to use its Azure cloud platform to boost its sales.
(with inputs from Agencies)