Ministry of Communications

February 14, 2025 5:34 PM

India Post Payments Bank brings digital banking to millions of devotees at Mahakumbh 2025

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), which caters to over 11 crore customers across rural and urban areas, has set up service counters, mobile banking units, and customer assistance kiosks at five key locations during the ongoing Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj. These facilities, designed to manage large crowds efficiently, provide essential financial services to attendees, according to a press release from the Ministry of Communications. Launched on September 1, 2018, under the Department of Posts, M...

November 27, 2024 10:51 PM

Network-based readiness: India climbs 11 spots to enter top 50 nations

India has risen 11 places in the latest Network Readiness Index 2024 (NRI 2024), securing the 49th rank globally, the government announced on Wednesday. The country not only improved its ranking but also increased its score from 49.93 in 2023 to 53.63 in 2024, according to the index published by the Portulans Institute, an independent non-profit research and educational organization based in Washington, DC. Notably, India leads in several indicators, such as AI, FTTH Internet subscriptions, an...

August 2, 2024 3:27 PM

Centre boosts internet connectivity across India under Digital India initiative

As part of the Digital India Initiative, the central government has implemented a series of measures to enhance internet connectivity across metropolitan areas, tier-2 and tier-3 cities, as well as rural and remote regions. According to the Ministry of Communications, India now boasts 954.40 million internet subscribers as of March 2024, with 398.35 million of these in rural areas. Recent data from the Registrar General of India reveals that 95.15% of the country's 644,131 villages achieved 3G/...