National Broadband Mission
Updated: 17 Oct 2025
Ministry:
Ministry of Communications
Beneficiary:
Miscellaneous
Overview
The scheme aims to accelerate the growth of digital communications infrastructure. It focuses on providing universal, affordable, and high-quality broadband services.
- Aim: To enable fast track growth of digital communications infrastructure. It aims to fulfill the three objectives of universality, affordability, and quality of broadband services.
Key components and targets
- Broadband Connectivity to Villages: Under the BharatNet Project, so far, 1.81 lakh GPs have been made Service Ready.
- Availability of Broadband Speeds (Mbps): To achieve broadband speeds up to 50 Mbps by 2024-25.
- Fiberization: Increase Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) up to 50 Lakh Km by 2024-25.
- Other components: Increase Towers, Fiberization of Telecom Towers/ Base Transceiver Station and Mapping of Fiber Cumulative.
- Funding: It would be funded largely by the industries. Government to contribute 10% through the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).