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Revision note: Telecom, Digital Infrastructure and Water Infrastructure

  • Telecom: ~120 crore subscribers; TRAI 1997; NTP 1999 revenue share; 2G licences cancelled 2012; AGR ruling 2019; reform package 2021; Telecommunications Act 2023 (replaced Telegraph Act 1885; Digital Bharat Nidhi; satcom spectrum administrative)
  • 5G launched Oct 2022; Bharat 6G Vision 2023; BharatNet (2.5 lakh GPs, revised 2023); PM-WANI 2020
  • Digital India 2015 (3 pillars); IndiaAI Mission Mar 2024 (₹10,372 crore); CERT-In 6-hour rule (2022); DPDP Act 2023
  • Water: 18% of population, 4% of freshwater; JJM 2019 (17% → 80%+; extended to 2028); SBM-G ODF Oct 2019; Atal Bhujal 2019; Ken–Betwa link (Dec 2024)
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