Centre approves 224 villages for 4G Services in Ladakh

Jammu: The Centre has approved 224 remote villages in the Union Territory of Ladakh for 4G mobile services in its efforts to improve mobile network services in the region.
This is against the backdrop of the locals, students and youths demanding for the quality of Mobile network and data services in Ladakh to avail online classes and even vaccination.
The move also holds strategic importance in view of growing influence of aggressive China which has locked in a tense standoff with India in the Eastern Ladakh.
“ModiSarkar approved 224 villages of Ladakh for 4G. Hon Minister Sh. @AshwiniVaishnaw Ji handed over the list of 224 villages to MP @jtnladakh; set to get 4G network. Gratitude to Hon PM Sh. @narendramodi Ji, Sh. @AshwiniVaishnaw Ji for fulfilling the requirements of Ladakh,” announced Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal in a tweet.
Recently, the Government of India had disclosed that as many as 303 sites, including 161 existing sites, would have 4G services in the remote areas of Ladakh.
It had also said that Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sent a proposal for provision of 4G mobile services at all Border Out Posts (BoPs) of Border Guard Forces (BGFs) including Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) to the Ministry of Communications for processing and approval.
“The uncovered villages of the country, including the union territory of Ladakh, are being covered by the Government, under USOF scheme, and Telecom Service Providers in a phased manner,” it had said.