In News: The Union Cabinet has given its approval for provisioning of mobile services in Uncovered Villages of Aspirational Districts across five States of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra & Odisha.
The Project envisages to provide 4G based mobile services in the 7,287 uncovered villages of 44 Aspirational Districts across five States of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra & Odisha
The project would be funded by Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)
The work related to provision of 4G mobile services in identified uncovered villages will be awarded through open competitive bidding process as per extant USOF procedures.
Key benefits:
Enhance digital connectivity useful for self-reliance,
Facilitate learning,
Dissemination of information and knowledge,
Skill upgradation and development,
Disaster management,
E-Governance initiatives,
Establishment of enterprises & e-commerce facilities,
Provision of adequate support to educational institutes for knowledge sharing
Availability of job opportunity
Fulfilling the vision of Digital India promoting domestic manufacturing
