DoT has signed an MoU with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations to develop a broadband readiness index (BRI) for Indian states and union territories. The BRI will have two parts. The first part will focus on infrastructure development based on the measurement of nine parameters while the second part will comprise demand-side parameters, which will be captured through primary surveys. The first annual estimate of the BRI will be made in 2019 and will continue until 2022.