Govt to Set Up 1 Cr Data Centres
The Union Cabinet has decided to launch a PM- Wi-Fi Access Network Interface to unleash a massive WIFI network in India. With this, public data centres will be opened across the country. “There will be no licence, fee or registration for it,” says Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. The Public Wi-Fi Access Network Interface will be known as PM-WANI, Information Technology (IT) Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced. DoT will be setting up of Public Wi-Fi Networks through Public Data Office Aggregators (PDOAs) to provide public Wi-Fi service through Public Data Offices (PDOs) spread across length and breadth of the country to accelerate proliferation of Broadband Internet services. The Union Cabinet has also approved the provision of submarine optical fibre cable connectivity between the mainland (Kochi) and Lakshadweep Islands. The Cabinet has approved Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana at an expenditure of ?1,584 crore for the current financial year and ?22,810 crore for the entire Scheme period, which is from 2020 to 2023.
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