The Government of India, through the Draft National Telecom Policy 2011, has set a target of 600 million high-speed internet connections in India by 2020. The draft NTP-2011 aims to achieve 175 million broadband connections by 2017.
The draft also aims To revise the existing broadband download speed of 256 Kbps to 512 Kbps by 2011 and subsequently to 2 Mbps by 2015 and and higher speeds of atleast 100 Mbps thereafter.
The policy, unveiled by Minister of Communications and IT Kapil Sibal, went to the extent of likening the broadband connectivity to basic necessities like health and education and proposes to work towards a 'Right to Broadband' for every citizen.
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