Overview

• Minister of State Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar told the Rajya Sabha that the rollout timeline aligns with ITU‑R M.2160 for IMT‑2030.
• The 2023 Bharat 6G Vision sets an objective to design, develop and deploy homegrown 6G to position India as a global leader.
• Capacity building includes 100 5G labs across academic institutions to support testing and a 6G‑ready ecosystem.
• Under the Telecom Technology Development Fund, 104 projects worth Rs 275.88 crore have been approved for 6G‑related R&D.
• Coordination runs through the Bharat 6G Alliance, with ongoing research such as RIS and O‑RAN Massive MIMO at IIIT Bangalore.