India, July 31 -- India has shown substantial progress in expanding its optical fibre cable (OFC) network, laying a total of 698,010 route kilometres across the country over the last three years, as of 31 March 2025. This information was shared by Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on 31 July 2025.

Among the states, Kerala leads with 81,764 route kilometres of OFC laid, followed closely by Tamil Nadu at 86,944 route kilometres. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana also show significant progress, with 70,544 route kilometres and 65,270 route kilometres, respectively. These figures highlight the concentrated efforts in various regions to bols...