Remote Villages

In Meghalaya, the government aims to set up over 350 mobile towers, which will provide a mobile network to all villages of the state.  As per officials on April 10, the Meghalaya CS reviewed the implementation of the USOF scheme ensuring mobile internet services to 1,164 remote villages (of 6,839) without internet/mobile networks. The government is investing Rs 726.65 crore for the project in collaboration with BSNL mobile towers