New Delhi: The authorities has permitted Rs 26,000 crore for set up of 25,000 mobile towers in 500 days, an official assertion stated on Tuesday.
According to a telecom ministry spokesperson, monetary help for the mission will probably be offered by Universal Services Obligation Fund and it is going to be applied by Bharat Broadband Network.
The mission was introduced by Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at three-day lengthy ‘Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers’ that concluded on October 3.
“In his concluding remarks, Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that connectivity is vital for Digital India and its reach to every corner of the country. He announced that Rs 26,000 crore has been approved to install 25,000 new towers in next 500 days,” the assertion stated.
Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and Information Technology and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MoS Communications Devusinh Chauhan and IT ministers from 12 states and UTs, specifically Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Puducherry participated in the convention.
