Govt targets connecting all Indians through internet by 2025: MoS IT

The government has a target of connecting all Indians through the Internet by 2025 mostly through broadband of Bharat Net, simplifying cyber-law for ease of doing business and focusing on high technology like Quantum Computing and Artificial intelligence, said Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said Thursday.

Addressing the Plenary on “Digital- A boost to Indian Economy” on the second day of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual Meeting 2021, Chandrashekhar stated that digital will play a large role in the Indian economy in the next 25 years.

“Prime Minister is deeply invested in the power of technology to transform governance by bridging the gap between the Government and the citizens and various departments and panchayats to overcome the limitation of conventional modes of working in silos,” he said.