All inhabited villages in Northeast to be connected with 4G network by December 2023: Kiren Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju said as telecom revolution is happening, no remote area should remain unconnected and this is the motto of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

All inhabited villages in the northeastern region and border areas must be connected with 4G network by December 2023, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on November 8.

After reviewing the 4G saturation project for providing 4G mobile service to all inhabited villages of the Northeast at a meeting in New Delhi, Mr. Rijiju said as telecom revolution is happening, no remote area should remain unconnected and this is the motto of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“By December 2023, all inhabited villages of the Northeast and border areas must be connected by the 4G network,” he told PTI.

The Union Minister of Law and Justice said the purpose of the meeting was to ensure coordination among different stakeholders, bring all of them onboard and fill the gap if any.

“Reviewed the 4G Saturation project for providing 4G Mobile Service to all inhabited villages of Northeast. Secretary, Telecom & officials including from Armed Forces attended. Proper coordination is worked out to complete the project timely as desired by PM,” he tweeted. Mr. Rijiju specially discussed issues related to his home State Arunachal Pradesh.

In February 2022, the government had informed the Parliament that out of 5,97,618 inhabited villages in the country, 25,067 villages lack mobile connectivity and Internet.