India's draft Telecom Policy 2025 proposes an annual investment of ₹1 trillion aimed at expanding telecom infrastructure, including achieving 90% 5G coverage and 100 million fixed-line broadband connections by 2030. The policy also targets the creation and reskilling of one million jobs in the sector. However, the draft lacks clarity on issues related to stressed telecom companies, market duopoly concerns, and the role of satellite broadband. Concurrently, the Department of Telecommunications has introduced draft amendments to cybersecurity rules that have faced criticism from telecom operators, technology firms, and privacy advocates. Critics argue that the proposed cybersecurity regulations are overly broad and could compromise user privacy. Separately, the National Cooperative Policy 2025 outlines a 20-year strategy to expand cooperatives by 30%, ensure their presence in every village, engage 500 million citizens actively, and promote digitization, export growth, and integration of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACs) with government schemes.
#BSEdit | #NationalCooperativePolicy 2025 sets a 20-year vision to expand cooperatives by 30%, ensure presence in every village, and bring 500 mn citizens into active roles. It also targets digitisation, export promotion, and integration of PACs with govt schemes. https://t.co/LIYcBd2liH
#BSEdit | Draft #TelecomPolicy2025 outlines ₹1 trn annual investment, creation and reskilling of 1 mn jobs, 90% 5G coverage, and 100 mn fixed-line broadband connections by 2030. Lacks details on stressed telcos, duopoly concerns, and satellite broadband. https://t.co/6dNYvvbgvy https://t.co/mnYpgssRzw
#BSEditorial | #NationalCooperativePolicy 2025 sets a 20-year vision to expand cooperatives by 30%, ensure presence in every village, and bring 500 mn citizens into active roles. It also targets digitisation, export promotion, and integration of PACs with govt schemes. https://t.co/ryXA0jhhqJ