Minister of Telecommunications Manoj Sinha recently said that the country has nearly 1.2 billion telephone connections, including 1.17 billion wireless connections and also saw the rapid growth of broadband connections 'Currently stands at 276.52 million.
He said more than the number it is encouraging to see the six-fold increase in data traffic in India from 561 million GB in the first quarter to 2988 million GB in the third quarter of 2016-17 , An increase of 400 percent jump.
He also informed that the Ministry of Telecommunications announced the "Central Registry of Equipment Identity" last week, which paves the way for the establishment of registration and authentication of the devices of " International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) that will resolve cases of mobile phone theft To a great extent.
The department is also actively studying the TRAI's recommendations on resolving consumer telecommunications grievances and urged officers to propose a state-of-the-art solution that records, monitors and provides end-to-end follow-up of each grievance.
The telecommunications secretary, Aruna Sundararajan, said that the world is looking at India as the next engine of growth will go from 7.6% to more than 10% and would require enormous efforts by both the government and the private sector.
She urged the DOT to become an engine of transformation and serve as an infrastructure builder rather than a regulator.
Referring to customer satisfaction as a mark of business success, she also urged public servants to reach a target of 700 to 800 million internet penetration over the next five years to achieve the Prime Minister's vision for a New -India. The Secretary also stressed the need for standard development in new fields of technology and mentioned the case of digital payment, where India has taken the plunge to set the next standard.