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Lakshadweep also to be connected with undersea optical fibre cable in 1,000 days
New Delhi: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s declaration from the rampart of the Red Fort today that every village will be connected with optical fibre cable in the coming 1000 days, Union Electronics & IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said it would be a game changer for Digital India.
Modi in his address to the nation on the occasion of 74th Independence Day claimed that while before 2014, only 5 dozen panchayats in the country were connected with optical fiber cable, in the last five years, nearly 1.5 lakh gram panchayats in the country had got connected with optical fiber cable.
The Prime Minister mentioned that participation of rural India and villages in Digital India was very important for balanced development of India. “To enable this we will rapidly expand our optical fibre network. This will reach all the 6 lakh villages within 1,000 days,” he had said.
Prasad tweeted: “… With your inspiration we will do it.”
Modi also announced that in the next 1000 days, Lakshadweep will be connected with submarine optical fiber cable. “We have around 1,300 islands. Keeping in mind their geographical location and their significance in the development of the nation, work to begin new projects in some of these islands is underway. We have chosen some islands for rapid development. Recently, we connected Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an undersea cable for a better internet. Next, we will connect Lakshadweep,” he said in his address.
It may be mentioned that earlier this week, PM Modi inaugurated the first-ever undersea optic fiber link between Chennai and Andaman and Nicobar to ensure high-speed broadband connectivity for the Union Territory (UT) at par with services in the cities like Delhi and Chennai.
Also read: Submarine cables now connect Andaman & Nicobar islands with rest of India
While commenting on announcement for high speed Internet services in Lakshadweep Islands, Prasad assured that his ministry will “fast track this as well”.
It may be mentioned that the Optic Fibre Cables (OFC) connectivity to the villages and submarine OFC to the Lakshadweep islands would help the people in rural areas and those in Lakshadweep islands in getting cheaper and better connectivity and all the benefits of Digital India, especially in improving online education, tele-medicine, banking system, online trading, boosting tourism and skill development.
Prime Minister Modi’s Independence Day speech after he unfurled the tricolour at the Red fort to mark India’s 74th Independence Day covered various issues ranging from management of the Covid-19 pandemic, measures to boost domestic manufacturing as part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, steps to revive the economy with a focus on middle-class people.
– globalbihari bureau
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