ITANAGAR, Feb 3:

The Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad called on Governor BD Mishra at Raj Bhavan on Saturday. They discussed various issued related to the State in regards to mobile and telecommunications, internet connectivity, Information Technology and Law & Justice.

The Governor emphasised on allocation of adequate funds for infrastructure for more districts and subordinate courts to provide easy legal recourse to the people in the remote districts of the State.

The Governor highlighted the pressing need to the Union Minister for strengthening the mobile and internet communications, particularly in border areas. Since, Aadhaar linking and financial inclusion are based on internet connectivity, the issue assures socio-economic dimension of high relevance.

The Governor who has been touring outer districts of the State and remote border areas said that at the international border, mobile connectivity is non-existent. This is causing communication hardship to the locals as also to the Jawans, for contacting their families on emergent needs back home.

The Governor also requested the Union Minister to expedite the laying of Optical Fibre Cable network, which is lagging far behind the planned schedule.

The Union Minister assured the Governor that he would look into the matter on priority and do his best to resolve it.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
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