Govt plans to develop sub-$100 smartphones in India 

 Elaborating further, the official said that affordability of smartphones was proving to be a major hurdle in the way of the government’s broadband penetration plans. To that end, it is now looking to get popular handset makers to produce affordable, yet advanced smartphones on a large scale for Indian customers. These smartphones will come pre-loaded with the latest entertainment apps and will also support mobile banking, telemedicine, education and farming apps like e-krishi.