 India, a country with 116 crore telecom subscribers, has the second largest user base in the entire world. Since 2014, the broadband subscriber base has increased by 1200% to 79 crores, and the average data consumption per user has grown more than 24. On the clarion call of the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Srinarendra Modi, India has recently demonstrated Atmanir-Phar 4G capability. As we celebrate Azadika Amrit Mahotsan, it is time for a qualitative leap forward to shape the future of telecommunications in India and the world. Towards this, we have taken several steps to develop the entire 5G ecosystem within India. In an effort to nurture talent, Department of Telecommunications conducted a 5G hackathon where startups were given an opportunity to showcase their innovations. To improve rural 5G coverage, new enhanced wireless standards called 5Gi and LMLC were developed jointly by Indian academia and industry. These enhanced standards are now part of the global 5G standard. Up until now, India did not have a testing facility, and hence, start-ups. In India, the 5G ecosystem has developed a strong 5G ecosystem. For the design-laid manufacturing of this system, PLI schemes have been proposed in the budget. Till now, India did not have a testing facility, and hence, start-ups and companies had to go abroad. With a fund of 224 crore rupees, more than 300 engineers and 40 scientists across 8 institutes collaborated to develop a complete end-to-end 5G testbed facility. The testbed has all the components of the 5G network, ranging from the antennas, radios, the base stations to the core network at the heart of the systems. The testbed provides full capability to support and test IoT applications such as autonomous vehicles, smart sensors, remote robotics and the like. The testbed supports Indian industry and start-ups to test and validate their 5G products, solutions and use cases. It will also help build human resource capacity for 5G in the country. In a quest for Atmanir Par 5G technology, the institutes building the testbed took a further leap to develop a secure, indigenous 5G network solution for licensing and manufacturing in India. It is a fitting testimony to the abilities of India at 75 that the entire hardware and software for the solution has been designed and successfully developed by our young engineers spread across the country. Over the coming years, the solution will meet India's needs indigenously and securely. With this strong foundation towards Atmanir Par 5G, India is now poised to play a leading role in shaping the future of telecom technology as it marches towards 6G. It is indeed a great privilege for all of us that the Honourable Prime Minister, Srinarendra Modi, is dedicating the 5G testbed today.