Assam CM urges Centre for legislative changes to offer telecom services to 4,000 ‘forest villages’

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday urged the Centre to bring in required legislative changes for offering telecom services to over 4,000 “forest villages” in the state. Addressing a session at the ‘Advantage Assam’ summit in the presence of Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Sarma also requested the Centre to provide better data connectivity in order to offer reliable service to the BPOs likely to invest in Assam in the future.