Over 2600 Villages in Odisha Lack Mobile Connectivity, Says Minister

Bhubaneswar: More than 2600 villages in Odisha do not have mobile connectivity, said state Electronics & IT Minister Mukesh Mahaling.

In reply to a question of BJD MLA Ramesh Chandra Behera, the Minister informed the Assembly that out of total 51167 villages in Odisha, 2603 villages have no mobile connectivity.

The Minister further stated that around 4210 mobile towers have been proposed to be installed to provide mobile connectivity in all the villages of the state through Centre’s Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) project with coordination of Odisha government. Currently, 2572 mobile towers are functional.

The government has the set the target to make all mobile towers operational in the state by June 2025, he added.