The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved laying of an undersea optical fibre cable to 11 Lakshadweep Islands to provide high-speed broadband internet connectivity, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday.
This would be on the lines of the one recently laid to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
The cabinet also approved setting up of 1 crore data centres, he said.
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