82.53 Crore People Access Internet In India, Says Govt Data
Responding to TMC MP Derek O'Brien's query, Junior IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on August 6 informed Rajya Sabha that India has ''82.53 crore internet subscribers''. However, his statement was backed by the data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) as on March 31, 2021. He added that over 303 million people in rural India and 502 million people from urban India can access the Internet.