Sonowal seeks Centre’s help for internet connections to every household
To connect all the households with internet, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal last night talked to Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad and Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Communications Manoj Sinha over phone and sought their help in increasing the internet connectivity to all houses in the State.
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s thrust on Digital India, a success in Assam, Sonowal requested the Union Ministers to help the State’s bid in setting up a dedicated fibre (broadband) grid for internet connectivity to all houses in the State.
Amid the present trends of economies worldwide, India is a happening country with inspiring leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Assam being a land of abundant opportunities, an information superhighway is the need of the hour, Sonowal reiterated.
In this backdrop, a helping hand of the Centre would greatly augur well in strengthening the base of internet connectivity to reap rich dividends of digital world.
The Union Ministers giving a positive nod to chief Minister Sonowal’s request have asked Secretary Electronics and Information Technology and Chief General Manager, BSNL, North East Circle to talk to Assam Government to thrash out broad modus operandi for a coordinated network of digital communication system in the State.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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