The Indian government received the GSMA’s 2023 ‘Government Leadership Award’ at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 event in Barcelona, Spain, according to Union IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday.

The GSMA is an organization that represents mobile operators and the global mobile industry. ISRO Successfully Test Fires Cryogenic Engine of Rocket for Moon Mission Chandrayaan-3.

“The telecom sector has been completely transformed by the reforms implemented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. This global award acknowledges those efforts “said the minister. ”

According to IANS, the goal of having pan-India 5G coverage by the end of next year will be met. In a historic achievement, 387 districts have already received 5G services “Vaishnaw was notified.

The GSMA’s ‘Government Leadership Award’ recognizes world-class leadership in the establishment of sound regulatory policies for mobile connectivity, according to Lt Gen Dr SP Kochhar, Director General of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).

“We express our heartfelt congratulations on this tremendous achievement, particularly to the Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology, the Minister of State for Communications, the Telecom Secretary, as well as the entire Department of Telecommunications and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, for their prolific leadership and dynamic support provided to the industry,” Kochhar said in a statement.

This development has delighted and enthused the industry, and “we look forward to playing our role in taking the Indian telecom sector to new heights and helping achieve more milestones in the future,” he added.

Meanwhile, Reliance Jio has launched True 5G service in 277 cities across the country, putting it on track to meet the company’s stated goal of expanding the Jio 5G footprint to cover every town, taluka, and tehsil in the country by December of this year.