INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Union cabinet has actually approved proposal to supply mobile connectivity to remote villagesMobile connectivity to 7,287 uncovered villages
will be provided through the universal service obligation fund (USOF) throughout five states, a relocation which will cost Rs 6,466
crore.The Union Cabinet gave its approval for the proposal on Wednesday, minister for info and broadcasting Anurag Thakur told media persons
after the cabinet meeting.He said that these uncovered villages fall under 44 aspirational districts throughout five states of Andhra
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Odisha
These will get 4G-based mobile services.The project would be moneyed by the USOF, and will be finished within 18 months of finalizing of the
contract, an official statement said.The work associated to arrangement of 4G mobile services in determined exposed villages would be
granted through an open competitive bidding process as per extant USOF procedures.The relocation would also enable facility of business and
e-commerce facilities, arrangement of adequate assistance to educational institutes for knowledge sharing and accessibility of job
opportunity, while fulfilling the vision of Digital India, main sources stated.
