Narendra Modi (BJP) confirmed support to state governments and municipal bodies for offering Wi-Fi connectivity in urban areas and universities, to expedite the e-governance across the board and make mobile connectivity easier.
Our source, The Times Of India, reports that the definitive approval for this project should come from competent authorities by the end of March 2015.
By the way, the telecom department has submitted to India’s Prime Minister two other projects: a scheme aimed at providing mobile phone connectivity to all uncovered villages in Himalayan states, and a proposal for comprehensive telecom development in the North East region.
In June 2014, India’s President Pranab Mukherjee declared “My government will work for the digitisation of government records and is committed to e-governance to bring equity and efficiency”.