The Gujarat government today announced that free Internet through WiFi facility is now available at 253 public places in 55 towns of the state.
Free Internet to the people of these 55 towns is being provided under the state government's 'Urban WiFi Project', being implemented in association with private service provider-GTPL, an official release said.
Hailing officials of the Science and Technology department for the feat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani appealed to them to cover smaller towns also to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi Digital India initiative.
Till now, public places such as government offices, hospitals, bus stands, courts, and libraries have been covered in these towns under this project, which saw registration of around 1.65 lakh users, as per the release.
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