37% rural youth sans Internet access: Study
NarendraModi led present NDA government seems very serious about digitization plan of the country and is making all the right moves in the direction. The latest in the list of ‘Digital India’ plan, is a project that will be commissioned to connect 8,621 villages in the north-eastern region by installing 321 mobile tower sites by September 2017.
A comprehensive telecom development plan for the north-eastern region at an estimated cost of Rs. 5,336.18 crore has already been approved for the same.
According to a note prepared by Department of Telecom (DoT) about the progress made during the last two years, government also plans to provide mobile connectivity in 55,669 villages by March 2019 in a phased manner.
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