Relief package for robust telecom sector to aid N-E connectivity too: Vaishnaw

New Delhi: The telecom relief package announced by the government aims to make the sector robust, and will, in turn, have a “good impact” on the North Eastern States, including Meghalaya, which needs stronger connectivity and IT services, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday. Vaishnaw, Minister for Communications and IT, and Conrad Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya jointly launched Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture Project (MeghEA). The project aims to improve service delivery and governance for people using the power of digital technologies.

Speaking at a virtual briefing, Vaishnaw said: “The telecom reforms that we have done will have a very good impact on the North Eastern States, especially in Meghalaya…the sector has to become robust and healthy to be able to reach out to places like Meghalaya which really need much better connectivity…which really needs much better IT services.”