Gandhinagar, Sep 27, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched BSNL’s indigenous 4G network from Jharsuguda, Odisha. The rollout, coinciding with BSNL’s silver jubilee, brings over 92,000 homegrown 4G towers online across the country, including 4,000 in Gujarat, of which more than 600 will serve remote tribal and hilly regions.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, attending the national launch virtually from Gandhinagar’s Mahatma Mandir alongside Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, hailed the initiative as a festive gift to the nation during Navratri and Diwali.
“When the country is celebrating the worship of Adi Shakti, the Prime Minister has gifted the people an indigenous 4G network, a symbol of Atmanirbhar Bharat,” he said.
Highlighting the broader vision, Patel stressed that