Government is implementing various schemes under Digital Bharat Nidhi for expansion of telecom connectivity through installation of 4G mobile towers in the rural and remote areas of the country under 4G saturation project. The 4G saturation project is for provisioning of 4G mobile connectivity in 24,680 uncovered villages in the country so that every village in country is covered with 4G services.

In line with “Atma Nirbhar Bharat” initiative, BSNL has already installed 78,162 eNode B for quick rollout of 4G mobile broadband across the country. In addition, a total of 1.5 crore Fibre to the Home connections are planned under Amended Bharat Net Program where BSNL is the Project Management Agency.

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

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