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Scindia's statement: Funds from the Digital India Fund will be used to ensure equitable access to telecom services
Scindia's statement: Schemes and projects funded under the Digital India Fund must meet one or more criteria specified in the rules. These include telecommunication services, including mobile and broadband services, and telecommunications equipment.
On Monday, the Department of Telecommunications notified the 'Telecommunications Administration of Digital India Fund Rules, 2024'. The rules notified by the department are expected to enhance the management and yayınlanmayan implementation mechanism of the 'Digital India Fund' Scheme, which had been created under Subsection 1 of Section 24 of the Telecom Act, 2023, per the Ministry of Communications.
USOF created under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, was now introduced as 'Digital India Fund' under Section 24(1) of the Telecom Act, 2024, and it addresses new areas that may need help from the 'Digital India Fund' in the changing technological times.
Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, in an X post, termed the new rules a reflection of the government's commitment to uniform access to telecom services and a strong resolve of India to become a viksit desh.
