free internet Bill: How about if your internet recharge plan is getting expensive and the budget is getting affected, then the government should make its payment. This can now be true. The government has approved the consideration of a private bill giving the right to free internet to every citizen of the country. This bill talks about providing free internet to the backward and poor sections of the country. So that every citizen of the country can join the Digital India initiative. The objective of the bill is that no Indian citizen should be away from internet connectivity. For this, free internet should be provided by the government.
The bill came in December 2023
The Free Internet Bill was placed before the Rajya Sabha in December 2023. V Shivdasan, a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), introduced this bill. According to the new update, Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has told the Rajya Sabha Secretary General that the President has recommended consideration of this bill. The bill states that either the government should directly provide free internet to the people or give full subsidy on the services of a service provider.
Free internet is available in many countries
According to the bill, if a citizen is not able to recharge the internet, then it is the responsibility of the government to provide him free internet. However, it is not yet known that to which income people free internet will be available. How many GB of free internet will be available and what will be its rules, it is not yet known. This bill emphasizes on the right to internet just like the right to speech. At present, many countries like Lithuania, Singapore and Switzerland are providing free internet to their citizens.
