New Delhi: The Economic Survey released by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday revealed that 5G services are now available in 99.9 percent of the districts across India. The telecom density in the country has reached 86.76 percent, marking significant progress in the telecommunications sector.
The survey highlighted the rapid expansion of India’s telecom infrastructure over the past decade, which has effectively reduced the urban-rural connectivity gap. Telecom density has increased from 75.23 percent to 86.76 percent during this period, reflecting enhanced accessibility and penetration.
This growth aligns with the government’s vision of building a digitally empowered nation. Efforts have focused on creating a telecom ecosystem that is inclusive—connecting more people to accelerate inclusive development; developed—improving performance and fostering innovation; accelerated—facilitating rapid growth and easy solutions; and secure—ensuring safety and protection.
Additionally, the Economic Survey mentioned that as of June 2025, India’s installed data center capacity stood at approximately 1,280 megawatts. This included around 130 privately operated data centers along with 49 government-run facilities at the state level.
Driven by rapid digitisation and emerging technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and 5G, data center capacity is expected to expand to nearly 4 gigawatts by 2030.
Regarding space sector developments, India currently operates 56 active space assets, including 20 communication satellites, eight navigation satellites, four scientific satellites, 21 earth observation satellites, and three technology demonstration missions. Strengthening space infrastructure, the 2025 space programme marked a major milestone with India becoming the fourth country to achieve autonomous satellite docking (SPADAX). This programme also saw increased private sector participation and mission expansion.
Furthermore, the indigenous cryogenic stage of the GSLV-F15 successfully launched the NVS-02 satellite on January 29, 2025, from Sriharikota, marking the 100th launch from the facility.
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