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News India Live, Digital Desk: The rapid increase in internet data consumption in India’s digital economy has presented a new source of earning to the government. According to the latest reports, the central government ‘Data Usage Tax’ (Data Usage Tax) is seriously mulling over the proposal. If this proposal is implemented, internet access in India could become quite expensive.

What is the new tax proposal? (The ₹1 per GB Plan)

This new tax model has been discussed in a recent review meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi:

open rate: Government on every 1 GB data consumption tax of ₹1 Considering installing.

Earnings Estimates: A total of 229 billion GB of data has been consumed in India in the financial year 2024-25. On this basis the government annually receives approximately ₹22,900 crore There may be additional earning.

Responsibility to DoT: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has been asked to examine the feasibility of this proposal and September 2026 Have been asked to submit your report by.

Two big arguments of the government behind imposing tax

The government is considering bringing this tax not only for earning but also for some social and technological reforms:

Control on digital addiction: The government believes that tax on data will help in reducing screen time, especially digital addiction among children and youth.

5G and Infrastructure Fund: The additional revenue can be used to increase broadband connectivity in rural areas and expand 5G networks.

What will be the effect on your mobile recharge? (Impact on Consumers)

Currently we are on mobile recharge 18% GST Let’s give. After the introduction of the new tax, the impact may be something like this:

Example: If your plan offers 1.5 GB data per day (total 42 GB) for 28 days, your plan price will be directly ₹42 plus GST May increase.

Concerns of telecom companies: Jio, Airtel and Vodafone-Idea (Vi) are already preparing to increase the tariffs. The introduction of the new tax may impact their efforts to increase ‘Average Revenue Per User’ (ARPU).

Experts’ warning

Experts say that this step ‘Digital India’ Could slow down the campaign. Due to cost of internet access for people of low income group, services like education and banking are likely to be adversely affected.