The Union Ministry of Communications has said that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have received a major boost in telecom connectivity wherein BSNL has installed a total of 2,080 new 4G towers across the two Union Territories as part of the ongoing revival plan for the state-owned telecom operator.

The ministry in a data presented in the Lok Sabha said that Jammu & Kashmir has been allocated 1,697 4G sites, of which 1,624 have already been commissioned and are operational on the ground. In Ladakh, 383 4G sites have been installed, with 304 commissioned so far.

The Ministry further said that the expansion is being implemented under a series of revival packages approved over the past few years, including a Rs 69,000 crore package in 2019, a Rs 1.64 lakh crore package in 2022 and a Rs 89,000 c

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