New Delhi, 8 October: Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said India has expanded its broadband subscriber base from around 60 million to 1 billion in the last decade while noting that we will lead in 6G, describing the growth as a major transformation of the country’s digital landscape.
Addressing the 10th edition of India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026 in New Delhi, Scindia said India now offers among the world’s cheapest mobile data, with the cost of 1 GB standing at around Rs 8.
“Every drop in cost, every increase in usage, has expanded that canvas in which every single Indian can connect, can create, and can innovate,” Scindia said.
The minister further noted that the nation’s ambition is to move from being a technology standards taker to becoming a standards setter. “We were behind in 4G, with the world in 5G and we will lead in 6G,” he said.
He said India had achieved in a decade what, according to him, could have taken other nations much longer to accomplish.
“PM Modi gave us a vision in 2014 that India would be connected and would lead in design in the future,” Scindia said.
Scindia also described October 7 as a significant day in India’s history, noting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed 25 years as a head of government.
“October 7th will remain a significant day in the history of our nation. It is a privilege for us citizens that yesterday (October 7th) marked the completion of 25 years of service as Head of Government by PM Modi,” he said.
Guided by the philosophy that “Work is worship”, Modi had traversed the 25-year journey by performing his duties selflessly, Scindia said.
