The Minister of State for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan has said that the better digital future can only be built on pervasive digital infrastructure, developing digital platforms for delivery of government services to every citizen and ensuring access to digital services to all.
He was addressing the Ministerial Roundtable, which is part of Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Bucharest, Romania. The theme of the conference is “Building Better Digital Future”.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that we have ticked all the necessary check boxes. Citing the examples of commitment of Government in building telecom infrastructure, the MoS indicated that the Government of India has made a plan to extend the mobile services to all 6,40,000 villages of the country by 2023 and Optical Fibre by 2025.
He mentioned that recent successful 5G spectrum auction, which attracted investment of 1.5 lakh crores, indicates a very enthusiastic response from the industry. It is the result of citizen centric and industry friendly public policies and also indicator of their positive outlook towards India’s future.
Chauhan highlighted the success of Digital India Initiative undertaken by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. He cited the success of Aadhar and Aadhar Enabled Payment System (AEPS). It was apprised to the august house that every day, 400 million transactions have been taking place of AEPS, which is a fine example of financial inclusion effected through development of digital infrastructure.
He also mentioned that to reach to the unconnected, India has set up 5,70,000 Common Service Centers in remote and rural areas, which ensure delivery of various Government-to-Citizen (G2C) and other citizen-centric e-Services. He said that India is ready to share its best practices with world. Devusinh Chauhan also solicited the support of member countries for India’s re-election in ITU Council and also for the election of Smt. M Revathi as Member of Radio Regulation Board.
