India Government has approved the national Digital Communications Policy – 2018 with the aim of ensuring broadband at 50 Mbps speed to 1.2 billion plus population, 1 Gbps Internet to all Gram Panchayats — attract $100 billion investments.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has  approved the National Digital Communications Policy-2018 and re-designation of the Telecom Commission as the Digital Communications Commission.

The customer focused and application driven NDCP-2018 will lead to innovations, after the launch of advanced technology such as 5G, IOT, M2M, etc.

Objectives

# Broadband for all

# 4 million additional jobs

# 8% GDP contribution from ~ 6% in 2017

# Become top 50 nations in ICT Development Index of ITU from 134 in 2017

# Broadband connectivity at 50 Mbps to every citizen

# 1 Gbps connectivity to all Gram Panchayats by 2020 and 10 Gbps by 2022

# Connectivity to all uncovered areas

# Attract investments of $100 billion

# Train one million manpower

# Expand IoT ecosystem to 5 billion connected devices

# Establish a data protection regime for digital communications

India will be setting up a National Digital Grid by creating a National Fibre Authority. It tiwll be establishing Common Service Ducts and utility corridors in all new city and highway road projects.