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Budget 2024 Announcements for Telecom Sector
Telecom Sector
FM Niramala Sitharaman did not specify anything related to telecom industry during Interim Budget 2024 speech.
Mission launched to provide PGTVs with facilities, including telecom connectivity.
New tariff lines are also proposed to be created, which will help in better identification of products, including telecom products.
To increase manufacturing of telephones, relief in customs duty will decrease the cost of phones, increasing demand and boosting the telecom industry.
Budget Announcements for Telecom Sector in FY2023
Telecom Sector
Spectrum auctions are scheduled to enable the rollout of 5G mobile services within the fiscal year 2022-23.
A design-led manufacturing scheme introduced as part of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme to establish a 5G ecosystem.
Budget Announcements for Telecom Sector in FY2022
Telecom Sector
Revealed that the department was allocated Rs 58,737 crore in 2021-22, marking a 44% increase from the 2019-20 actual expenditure
Proclaimed an increased allocation to the approved revival plan for BSNL and MTNL by the Union Cabinet in October 2019.
Budget Announcements for Telecom Sector in FY2021
Telecom Sector
Proclaimed that Ministry of Communications increased Rs 46,208 crore (129.3%) in 2020-21 compared to the revised estimate for 2019-20.
Another Rs 13,184 crore was proclaimed to be allocated for grants provided to BSNL and MTNL for their Voluntary Retirement Scheme.
Budget Announcements for Telecom Sector in FY2020
Telecom Sector
In the ongoing fiscal year (2019-20), government revenue from 'other communication services' is projected to be ₹58,989.64 crore, exceeding the budgeted amount of ₹50,519.81 crore
Telecom revenue set to double, reaching ₹1.33 lakh crore