HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet today
approved a project that envisages providing state-of-the-art optical fiber
network in the state and internet connection to 12 million homes.
The Fiber Grid Project, whose proposal was
submitted to the Centre last month, aims to provide optical fiber network to
villages and also 10-15 Mbps internet connection to 12 million homes at an
affordable price, Information Minister Palle Raghunatha Reddy told reporters
here.
He was briefing the media after a marathon
cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, that concluded
tonight.
The government plans to register Andhra
Pradesh Fiber Grid Corporation as a public company to execute the ambitious
project and the Cabinet decided to allocate Rs 10 crore towards its initial
expenses.
Among other decisions, the Cabinet has decided
to allocate land to different firms in Anantapur district for generation of 60
MW of wind power.
The government has decided to set up a women
empowerment corporation, Reddy said.
Aiming to enhance and ensure provision of basic facilities like roads in municipalities, the cabinet sought to obtain a report on the financial status of these civic bodies.
Aiming to enhance and ensure provision of basic facilities like roads in municipalities, the cabinet sought to obtain a report on the financial status of these civic bodies.
As a gift for poor households on 'Sankranti',
the harvest festival to be celebrated this month, the government will supply a
package of food items, including edible oil, jaggery, wheat flour and ghee. The
initiative is named ' Chandranna Sankranti Kanuka' (Chandranna's Sankranti
gift).
The government would organise Sankranti
festivities on a grand scale showcasing the Telugu culture, Reddy said.
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