new delhi india is targeting the rollout of 6g telecom network which will provide ultra high speed internet connectivity by the end of the decade prime minister narendra modi said on tuesdayindia currently has 3g and 4g telecom networks and companies are gearing up to launch 5g over the next few monthsspeaking at the silver jubilee event of telecom sector regulator trai here he said it is estimated that the 5g network rollout will add usd 450 billion to the indian economythis is not just increasing internet speed but also the pace of development and creating jobs he said adding the 5g technology will bring positive change in governance of the country ease of living and ease of doing businessit will boost growth in agriculture health education infrastructure and logistics he saidconnectivity modi said will decide the progress of the country in the 21st century and so modern day infrastructure needs to be rolled outaccording to the prime minister a task force has started work on rolling out the 6g network by the end of the decadetaking potshots at the previous congressled upa government modi said the 2g era was symbolic of policy paralysis and corruptionthe country under his government has moved transparently to 4g and is now going to 5g and trai has played a very important role in this transition modi saidthe prime minister said that whenever the industry has faced challenges like retrospective tax or adjusted gross revenue then his government has responded to the crisis expeditiously and undertaken reforms wherever requiredthese efforts have created new trust the result of this is that over oneandahalf times more fdi in the telecom sector has come in the last 8 years compared to the amount that came into the country before 2014 modi saidteledensity and internet users are fast expanding he said adding that mobile manufacturing units in india have expanded from 2 to over 200 and the country is now the worlds biggest mobile manufacturing hubthe prime minister also said that his government has encouraged healthy competition that has led to india having one of the cheapest telecom data charges in the worldindigenous 5g test bed in telecom sector is an important step in indias selfreliance he addedtelecom minister ashwani vaishnaw said the countrys scientists and engineers have developed a complete 4g stack which is ready for deployment by the bsnl and the 5g stack is at an advanced stage of developmentby the end of this year we should see our indigenously developed 5g technology stack vaishnaw saidhe also said that reforms will be carried out at the spectrum management arm of the department of telecom wireless planning commission by the end of this monthminister of state for communications devusinh chauhan said that indigenously developed 4g telecom gears will be deployed in bsnl network by end of this yeartrai chairman pd vaghela said the implementation of the regulators recommendation on 5g services and launching of 5g test for industry and startups will create new venues for