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India has improved its position by four slots and is now placed at 45th rank as per the Network Readiness Index 2025 (NRI 2025) report.
About Network Readiness Index
- It maps how economies leverage information and communication technologies to support growth, innovation and social development.
- Methodology used: It maps the network-based readiness landscape of 127 economies based on their performance in four pillars: Technology, People, Governance and Impact, covering a total of 53 indicators.
- The report has been prepared by the Portulans Institute, an independent, non-profit research and educational institute based in Washington DC.
Key Highlights of Network Readiness Index Report 2025
- India improved its score from 53.63 out of 100 in 2024 to 54.43 out of 100 in 2025.
- India secured 1st rank in “Annual investment in telecommunication services”, “AI scientific publications”, “ICT services exports” and “E-commerce legislation”.
- 2nd rank in “FTTH/Building Internet subscriptions”, “Mobile broadband internet traffic within the country” and “International Internet bandwidth”, and 3rd rank in “Domestic market scale” and “Income Inequality”.
- India is ranked 2nd in the group of lower-middle-income countries.
Source: PIB
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