25,000 villages to get telecom connection in 2025: Minister Scindia

As many as 25,000 villages without telecom and mobile internet will be connected by mid-2025 to ensure full “saturation” in the country, said Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday.

State-run BSNL will roll out its 4G network with 100,000 telecom towers by the middle of next year.

A total of 450,000 towers have been erected nationwide but some villages remain unconnected, said Scindia at the 51st national management convention of the All India Management Association. “We have committed to putting up close to 20,000 towers and committed Rs 45,000 crore towards that initiative by mid-2025” he said.