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Cover Story

Years
of Vikas Yatra

No other leader has embraced digital
technology in the way Prime Minister Narendra Technology helps
Modi has. There is ample evidence of the manner recover stolen mo-
in which he has leveraged this technology within
10 mobile phones have been
both the realms of politics and policy-making. bile phones
Lakh lost or stolen
India’s Digital Ascent recovered through the
Sanchar Saathi initiative.
5G services have reached Currently, 5G services are available in This is a technology-based solution
99.6% of the country’s of the country’s designed to prevent the misuse of telecom resources.
districts in just 22 months. 99.9% districts.
Here, users can report suspicious
n 5G is unlocking immense opportunities for the adoption or fraudulent calls/messages, ` 2,300
of new technologies in India. report stolen mobile phones, and Crore-plus worth
n The cost of internet data has dropped by 97.07%, verify whether a mobile handset of fraudulent
making the internet more affordable and accessible for is genuine or transactions have
the common people. counterfeit. 2 been prevented—
n India is poised to become a global leader in 6G with the help
technology; the goal is to contribute approximately Crore- of the Financial
10% to global patents related to 6G. To date, India has plus app Fraud Risk
already granted nearly 4,000 patents. downloads Indicator (FRI)—
recorded. since its inception
lakh kilometers of optical fiber cable have in May 2025.
been laid under the BharatNet scheme,
7.22 significantly strengthening internet
connectivity across the country. When science scales up, when
Number of Internet innovation becomes inclusive, and
This is the current
Connections in India cost for 1GB of data when technology drives transformation,
105.9 Has the foundation for monumental
witnessed
Crore an `308 achievements is strengthened and
firmly established. India’s journey
25.5 increase over the past 10–11 years stands as a
of over
Crore 300% in testament to this very vision. India
12 years. `7.87 is no longer merely a consumer of
the last
technology; it has emerged as a pioneer
Dec 2025 2014 Dec 2025 2014
of transformation driven by technology.
n Mobile subscribers reached 127.33 crore by February 2026.
Thanks to the digital ecosystem, sending money and making Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
payments for purchases has become easier and faster.

n Through the “Mobile Tri-Shakti” (Mobile Trinity),
the benefits of government schemes are reaching
the intended beneficiaries directly. This has led to a
reduction in duplication and fraud.

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