The Union Cabinet has approved upgradation of 2G mobile sites to 4G in Naxal-hit areas at a cost of ₹2,426 crore, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on April 27.
The project is spread across Naxal-affected area in 10 States and the task has been assigned to the State-owned telecom firm BSNL.
“We have 4G here but LWE [left wing extremism] areas have 2G connectivity. To provide 4G in place of 2G facility, the Cabinet, under leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved ₹2,426 crore for upgradation of 2,542 mobile towers from 2G to 4G. All these towers are in Naxal-affected area,” Mr. Thakur told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.
