Centre’s new condition for states to avail capex fund: Easy access of land for telecom infra

States will need to ease access to public and private land for telecom service providers to install, operate and maintain infrastructure if they want to avail additional capital expenditure funds. This is one of the two new conditions set by the Centre for states to access funds under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI), a top government source told The New Indian Express.

The second reform relates to linking fertiliser distribution with the AgriStack Farmer ID—a unique Aadhaar-linked digital identity for farmers that connects personal details with land records to streamline access to government schemes, subsidies and insurance. “Over 7 crore farmers have already registered under AgriStack,” the source said.