Telecom Ministry ka Budget ₹73,990 Crore tak pahuncha!
Dekho, sarkaar ne agle saal ke liye Telecom Ministry ka budget ekdum se 38% udaan bharte hue ₹73,990 Crore kar diya hai. Pata hai, pichle saal yeh ₹53,000 Crore tha. Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia ne kaha hai ki yeh paisa sector ko aur tezi se aage le jaane ke liye bahut zaroori hai.
BSNL ki Revival Story Shuru?
Is budget hike ka main reason BSNL hai. Sarkaar ne BSNL ke liye ₹28,473 Crore ka equity infusion approve kiya hai FY27 ke liye. Iske alawa, viability gap funding aur voluntary retirement scheme ke liye bhi funds hain. Yeh paisa BSNL ko naya spectrum lene, apna network badhane, aur towers & batteries jaise internal capital expenditure ke liye milega. Minister Sahab ne bataya ki is CAPEX aur company ke internal cash se BSNL ekdum se waapsi karega. Company ka ARPU bhi lagbhag 9% badh kar ₹99 ho gaya hai, aur pichle kuch quarters se losses kam ho rahe hain aur EBITDA teen guna badha hai. BSNL apna indigenous 4G network bhi build kar raha hai aur 22,000 naye 4G sites ke liye kaam chal raha hai.
Gaon Gaon Tak Internet - BharatNet Project
Is budget se BharatNet project ko bhi kaafi support milega, jiska aim hai desh ke har gaon mein broadband connectivity pahunchana. Yeh duniya ke sabse bade rural telecom projects mein se ek hai. Ab tak 2.18 lakh Gram Panchayats service-ready ho chuki hain aur 42 lakh km se zyada optical fiber cable bichh chuki hai. Is project ke liye total budget ₹1,39,579 Crore sanction kiya gaya hai.
North East Region ka Bhi Khayal
Telecom ke alawa, North East Region ke development ke liye bhi budget ko lagbhag 50% badha kar ₹6,800 Crore kar diya gaya hai, jo pehle ₹4,495 Crore tha. Yeh dikhata hai ki government alag alag regions par focus kar rahi hai.