The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) established GatiShakti Sanchar, the National Broadband Mission’s centralized Right of Way (RoW) platform, to expedite the licensing process for installing mobile towers, optical fibre cables, and other telecom infrastructure. It reduces delays and procedural obstacles by serving as a single-window platform for telecom service providers and infrastructure developers to request clearances from state and federal authorities. Through agency integration and openness, the portal speeds up the nationwide rollout of 4G, 5G, and other future telecom technologies.

GatiShakti Sanchar is crucial to advancing India’s connectivity and digital infrastructure objectives. Quicker telecom project approvals support government programs like Digital India and BharatNet, increase mobile and broadband penetration, and close the digital divide between urban and rural areas. Additionally, it is essential for e-governance, digital payments, online education, telemedicine, and economic growth. The platform makes it easier for telecom carriers to do business by lowering regulatory roadblocks and guaranteeing time-bound permissions, which speeds up the implementation of high-speed internet. In the end, GatiShakti Sanchar is essential to creating a knowledge economy and society that is empowered by technology, as well as to facilitating India’s shift to cutting-edge technologies and a thriving digital economy.