India Largest Connected Connected Nation With 800 Million Internet Users: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

India has become the largest connected nation in the world with more than 800 million broadband users, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY), Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said.

5G and the largest rural broadband connectivity project at BharatNet will have 1.2 billion Indian users, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

India has become the largest connected nation in the world with more than 800 million broadband users, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY), Rajeev Chandrasekhar said at the concluding session of India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) 2022. According to Chandrasekhar, 5G and the largest rural broadband connectivity project at BharatNet will have 1.2 billion Indian users.

“We are the largest ‘connected’ nation in the world with 800 million Indian users. 5G and the largest rural broadband connectivity network project at BharatNet will have 1.2 billion Indian users constituting the single largest presence of the global internet. We also expect further technological innovations as well as updated regulatory policies to remain relevant.

"The deep involvement by all stakeholders will be the third leg of this Global Standard Cyber Law Framework that we hope will catalyze the Indian internet and the economy,” the MoS said during the event, as per a statement.

Chandrasekhar added that there is an expectation to further technological innovations as well as updated regulatory policies to remain relevant. “The deep involvement by all stakeholders will be the third leg of this Global Standard Cyber Law Framework that we hope will catalyse that Indian internet and the economy," the minister added.

The IIGF2022 brought together all stakeholders in the global Internet governance ecosystem, including government, industry, civil society and academia.

"We are looking at building laws which ensure the privacy, protection, data, security and safety of our citizens. We are also looking at how to create a trillion-dollar digital economy in the next three years," said Alkesh Kumar Sharma, Secretary, MeitY.

The event focused on discussing the roadmap to digitisation and reaffirming India as an essential participant on the global stage by highlighting its role and importance in international policy development on Internet governance. The India Internet Government Forum is an initiative associated with the UN Internet Governance Forum (UN-IGF).