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'Aspirational India' entering 5G era, optical fibre to reach villages: Modi

PM's Independence Day speech celebrates start-up entrepreneurs in smaller cities and towns

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses nation on 76th Independence Day at Red Fort. (PTI Photo)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses nation on 76th Independence Day at Red Fort. (PTI Photo)Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses nation on 76th Independence Day at Red Fort. (PTI Photo)

Sourabh LeleSubrata Panda New Delhi/Mumbai
India’s digitisation efforts will transform education, health care, and agriculture, as it takes optical fibre to every village and gears up for the nationwide launch of 5G services, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech on Monday.

“Today we are all set to enter the 5G era. We are ensuring that optical fibre reaches every village until the last mile...The dream of Digital India will be attained through rural India,” he said, listing his government’s plans for Digital India programme.

The programme, launched in 2015, aims to expand India’s digital economy through inclusion and empowerment. The Ministry