In Independence Day speech, PM Modi said in the upcoming 1000 days nearly 6 lakh Indian villages will be connected with optical fibre.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the occasion of 74th Independence Day earlier today. PM Modi in his Independence Day 2020 speech on Saturday said that India’s mantra must be “Make for World”. “Today, many big companies are turning towards India. We have to move forward with the mantra of ‘Make for world’ along with ‘Make in India’,” Modi noted.
He highlighted that technology will play a big role in developing the country and digitally connecting every citizen. Modi said in the upcoming 1000 days nearly 6 lakh Indian villages will be connected with optical fibre. “This goal will be met in the coming thousand days. In the coming 1000 days, every village in the country will be connected with optical fibre,” PM Modi said in his speech.
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He said the country is witnessing expansion of roads and internet at unprecedented and rapid speed, from the peaks of Himalayas to islands in the Indian Ocean.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that the task to connect India’s over six lakh villages with optical fibre network will be completed in the next 1,000 days.
Besides, a high speed internet connectivity via submarine optical fibre cable will be extended to Lakshadweep in this period, he said.
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on India’s 74th Independence Day, he pointed out that only five dozen panchayats in the country were connected with optical fibre cable before 2014.
The prime minister also announced a new policy on cyber security to be unveiled shortly amid threats emanating from cyber space.
He said the country is witnessing expansion of roads and internet at unprecedented and rapid speed, from the peaks of Himalayas to islands in the Indian Ocean.
In the last five years, 1.5 lakh village panchayats have been connected with optical fibre cable, Modi said.
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