The government has informed the parliament that Ladakh’s strategic remote locations including Chumar and Demchuk will soon have high-speed internet connection.
Telecom infrastructure is being upgraded in 14,708 border villages as part of the border area development plan (BADP).
In 2020, the BADP guidelines were revised to cover villages from 0-50 km on the borders.
According to Union home ministry officials, efforts are being made to develop local government directory codes in 1,860 border villages, while the list of 14,708 villages has been shared with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for developing telecom infrastructure.
Presently, out of 236 habitable villages, 172 have telecom infrastructure, with just 24 and 78 of them having 3G and 4G connectivity, respectively. In some areas of Demchuk, 4G services have already started, facilitating communication.
