The Union Cabinet has approved a scheme for provisioning of 4G Mobile services in 7287 uncovered villages of Aspirational Districts of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand & Odisha by installation of 4,779 mobile towers.

Above project aims to provide mobile coverage in all such villages in phased manner. As on 31.10.2024, 2,177 mobile towers have been commissioned covering 3,352 villages.

The list of villages planned for mobile coverage as on 31.10.2024 under this scheme in Koraput and Rayagada District of Odisha is available on https://dot.gov.in/circular-and-notifications/3294. 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

 

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