Northeast to get Rs 100-bn digital boost on 415 projects by 2022

The objective is to provide broadband to all gram panchayats or equivalent local bodies through optical fibre

Aiming to make the Northeastern states of the country digitally empowered, the government plans to invest close to Rs 100 billion (Rs 97.61 billion to be specific) by 2022 on 415 projects in the region. The investments will go towards telecom infrastructure, BPOs, electronics manufacturing, digital payments, start-ups and cyber security. 

This is part of the NDA government’s vision document for ‘Digital North East 2022’, which was unveiled at a mega event here on Saturday. The document refers to around 50 digital initiatives planned for each state in the region.

The objective is to provide high-speed broadband to all gram panchayats or