National Telecom Policy 2025 (NTP-25): Key Goals and Objectives

The NTP-25 aims to advance India's telecommunication sector with specific goals targeted for completion by 2030.

Primary Goals

• Create 1 million jobs in the telecom sector.
• Achieve 100% 4G coverage and 90% 5G coverage for the population.
• Increase the fiberisation of towers to 80%.
• Ensure accessible devices for all citizens.
• Deploy 1 million public WiFi hotspots.
• Reach fixed broadband services to 100 million households.

Strategic Missions

• Deliver affordable, high-quality connectivity to every citizen.
• Drive self-reliant manufacturing and exports of telecom equipment.
• Establish a robust framework for cyber security.
• Create a simplified regulatory environment.

Economic and Technological Objectives

• Aim for Rs 1 lakh crore ($12 billion) annual investment in telecom infrastructure.
• Double the export of telecom products and services.
• Reskill 1 million workers in the telecom sector.

Network Expansion and Innovation

• Devise Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) schemes for underserved areas.
• Introduce incentive schemes for fixed line broadband proliferation.
• Promote advanced technologies and satellite integration.
• Set up satcom use case labs for socio-economic applications.

Quality and Affordability

• Provide services at a cost less than 2% of monthly GNI per capita.
• Incentivize small internet service providers for last-mile delivery.
• Facilitate convergence of non-terrestrial and terrestrial networks.

Research and Development Goals

• Attain 10% global share in 6G-related IPRs.
• Position India among the top 10 global hubs for innovation in emerging technologies.

Security and Privacy

• Establish National Telecom SafeNet for network protection.
• Set up biometric-based identification for all telecom users.
• Monitor satellite communications to ensure cybersecurity.

Satellite Connectivity

• Establish a satcom Monitoring Facility (SMF) to monitor satellites and mitigate interference.