Govt allocates â¹10,000 crore to boost telecom infrastructure
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced that â¹10,000 crore was allocated for creating and supporting telecom infrastructure under various government projects. Jaitley also announced the creation of 5 lakh Wi-Fi hotspots to provide internet access to 5 crore rural citizens. The government expects around 58% increase in revenue at over â¹48 crore from the telecom sector in 2018-19. 