During the question hour, minister of state for communications Manoj Sinha said the ministry had sent letters to all chief ministers and chief secretaries seeking a list of villages that didn't have mobile connectivity.
Sinha said that, according to the 2011 Census, there are 55,000 villages that don't have mobile connectivity. The government, he added, had drawn up a plan to ensure the villages are brought on the mobile telephony network, especially in hilly areas and Left-wing extremism-affected regions.
Congress member Renuka Chowdhury pointed out that mobile towers had been destroyed in Maoist violence. The minister sought details on the matter, and promised to "resolve any such issue".
Sinha said that, according to the 2011 Census, there are 55,000 villages that don't have mobile connectivity. The government, he added, had drawn up a plan to ensure the villages are brought on the mobile telephony network, especially in hilly areas and Left-wing extremism-affected regions.
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