Centre allocates Rs 26,000 crore for installing 25,000 telecom towers

State-owned BBNL to take up work that will ensure connectivity across the country

Funds worth Rs 26,000 crore have been allotted to install 25,000 telecom towers in the next 500 days, said the government on Tuesday.

The amount will be spent from the department of telecommunication’s (DoT’s) universal service obligation fund (USOF) and state-owned company Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) will install the towers.

The funding was announced at the three-day conference of state information technology ministers on the sidelines of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) in Delhi.

Union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the funds will ensure telecom connectivity across the country.

“He (The minister) congratulated all States and UTs for their