During his speech at the 21st General Session of African Asian Rural Development (AARDO) Conference, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar stated that rural areas are home to 3.6 billion people, including 894 million rural Indians, which presents both an opportunity and a responsibility. "If we can unleash these disruptive technologies for greater good of rural India and farm sector, and of the entire world, humanity will be a safer place," he said.