According to an official statement issued on Tuesday, the government has approved Rs 26,000 crore for the installation of 25,000 mobile towers in 500 days.
According to a Telecom Ministry spokesperson, financial support for the project will be provided by Universal Services Obligation Fund and it will be implemented by Bharat Broadband Network.
Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the project at the three-day ‘Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers,’ which concluded on October 3.
“In his concluding remarks, Vaishnaw said 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 the next 500 days,” the statement said.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and Information Technology, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Devusinh Chauhan, Minister of Communications; and IT ministers from 12 states and union territories, including Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Puducherry, attended the conference.