“…The advent of mobile technology, software technology parks (STPs), special economic zones (SEZs) and innovation hubs further fuelled the growth (Salzman, 2000). Khadria and Mishra (2022) state that all these developments led to the creation of an environment where people engaged in nurturing technology, and therefore, a large number of private and public technological institutions, such as IITs, polytechnics and industrial training institutes (ITI), were also started, which made the technology accessible to the common man (Majumdar, 1989). After economic reforms, a series of further economic developments took place that were primarily driven by technological upgradations and innovations.…”