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NEW HOPE
NEW DAWN
NEW DAWN CABINET DECISIONS
TAKING DEVELOPMENT

TO EVERY CORNER

Connectivity is a key to development
and the Government initiatives to take
development to far flung areas like
Lakshadweep Islands and North East
will certainly pave the way for fulfilling
objectives of AtmaNirbhar Bharat

DECISION: DECISION: DECISION: DECISION:
l Cabinet l Revised Cost l Provision of
l Setting up of public
Committee on Estimate (RCE) Submarine Optical
Wi-Fi networks
Economic Affairs of North Eastern Fibre Cable
by Public Data
has approved Region Power Connectivity
Office Aggregators
subsidy of about System Improvement between Kochi and
to provide Wi-Fi
Rs 3,500 Crore Project (NERPSIP) Lakshadweep Islands
service without
for sugarcane at an estimated cost approved at a cost of
farmers of Rs. 6,700 Crore levy of any License Rs 1,072 Crore
Fee approved
BENEFITS: approved BENEFITS:
BENEFITS:
lThe Government BENEFITS: l The project will
has allowed l This will strengthen l This will promote provide a direct
growth of public
export of 60 Intra-State communication link
Wi-Fi networks
LMT surplus Transmission and through a dedicated
and will help in
sugar benefitting Distribution systems submarine Optical
sugarcane which is a major step proliferation of Fibre Cable (OFC)
farmers as towards economic Broadband Internet between Kochi
export earnings development of l COVID-19 has and 11 islands of
will be directly North Eastern region necessitated Lakshadweep
transferred into benefitting six North delivery of stable l This will have vital
their accounts Eastern States and high speed role for delivery
l This will enable namely Assam, Broadband of e-Governance
payment of dues Manipur, Meghalaya, Internet (data) services at the
of the sugarcane Mizoram, Nagaland, services to a doorstep of citizens,
farmers. The and Tripura large number development of
assistance l The scheme will of subscribers fisheries, coconut
would be directly increase per capita including based industries
credited into power consumption areas which do and high-value
farmers’ accounts of these States, and not have 4G tourism, educational
on behalf of sugar shall contribute to mobile coverage. development in term
mills against the total economic This can be of tele-education
cane price dues development of achieved by and in health care in
and subsequent the North Eastern deployment of terms of telemedicine
balance region public Wi-Fi facilities
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