Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stated today that for providing mobile connectivity to 55,000 villages in the country, the government will invest Rs. 20,000. This will be done through the Universal Service Obligation Fund(USOF).
Many such assurances were given at the time of UPA government also, but not implemented. That is why funds have got accumulated in USOF.Even the dues for BSNL was curtailed. Amount approved about Rs. 1250 crores for 2013-14 is yet to be paid.
We hope that it will not be repeated by the present government.