New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Digital connectivity is the "invisible infrastructure" powering India's economic transformation, Union minister for communications Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Saturday, highlighting the role of telecom and postal reforms in achieving the $5 trillion economy target.

"Railways and highways powered the industrial revolution. Today, digital highways power growth," Scindia said, while addressing the 10th edition of the ET NOW Times Group Global Business Summit.

He added: "From just about 60 million broadband subscribers 10 years ago, India now has over one billion. The cost of 1GB of data has fallen from Rs.287 in 2014 to about Rs.9 today roughly $0.11 compared to the global average of $2.49, making India home to the w...