Telecom segment will add 20% to GDP in 10 yrs
The sector currently accounts for 14% of India’s GDP: Scindia
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New Delhi: India’s telecom sector is poised to increase its contribution to the country’s GDP from the current 12-14 per cent to 20 per cent over the next 10 to 12 years, Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia, said on Thursday.
Speaking at the Nation Builders Summit at India Mobile Congress 2025, Scindia highlighted the government’s role as a facilitator rather than a regulator in the sector.
“The sector is largely deregulated and highly competitive,” he said, underlining the importance of collaboration between the government, ministries, and private companies in fostering innovation.
He credited the government’s digital initiatives under Prime Minister Narendra Modi for creating what he described as “the world’s largest digital highway,” connecting 1.4 billion people global-ly.
Calling this a defining decade for India, he said, “this is your time. India will not just be vocal for local, but local for global designing in India, solving in India and scaling for the world.”
Scindia announced that India has developed an indigenous 4G technology stack, making it the fifth country globally to achieve this capability. The development was completed in a record 20 months, from concept to a full 4G stack.
The minister added that BSNL will expand its 4G network and eventually upgrade it to 5G.
