New Delhi, July 29 -- Rural internet penetration in India improved during 2025-26, with the number of rural internet subscribers rising to 48.31 per 100 population from 45.03, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday.

In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said under the National Broadband Mission (NBM) 2.0, the national average fixed broadband download speed reached 60.85 Mbps as of March 31, 2026, while broadband connectivity to anchor institutions, including schools, Primary Health Centres, Anganwadis and Panchayat offices, increased to 21,82,312 connections.

NBM 2.0 launched on January 17, 2025 and effective from April 1, 2025, aims to accelerate the expansion of dig...