{"id":1242331,"date":"2023-02-03T09:11:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T03:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1242331"},"modified":"2023-02-03T09:12:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T03:42:29","slug":"govt-ditches-digital-india-mission-budget-allocation-reduces-by-massive-37-compared-to-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/govt-ditches-digital-india-mission-budget-allocation-reduces-by-massive-37-compared-to-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt Ditches Digital India Mission? 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