About 55,669 villages are scheduled to receive mobile connectivity by March 2019 in a phased manner as planned by the government.
Also, by installing 321 mobile tower sites, the government will commission a project to connect 8,621 villages in the north-eastern region by September 2017, a note prepared by Department of Telecom (DoT) about the progress made during the last two years of the NDA government said.
A comprehensive telecom development plan for the north-eastern region at an estimated cost of Rs. 5,336.18 crore has already been approved.
“Regarding connectivity in areas affected by left wing extremism (LWE), a total of 1517 towers out of 2199 identified by Ministry of Home Affairs have started functioning till date,” the DoT said.
The department said it has finish laying of optic fibre as on April 25, 2016 in 48,199 gram panchayats, with regard to connecting rural India through high-speed broadband.
The BharatNet project has been taken up by the government for deeper digital penetration in rural areas. It is in mission mode to connect all 2.50 lakh gram panchayats, which have over 600 million people.
E-governance services, tele-medicine, financial services, e-commerce, tele-education, among others will be supported by BharatNet.
“This would open up new avenues for access service providers like mobile operators, cable TV operators, among others, to launch next generation services and spur creation of local employment opportunities,” the DoT said.
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Quelle/Source: Fulton News, 09.05.2016
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