New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- A total of 41,160 mobile towers have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 41,331 crore to provide 4G connectivity to about 55,000 villages, the Centre told the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

Union Minister of State for Communications Devsinh Chauhan informed the Upper House in a written reply to a question.

Noting that 5G services were launched in India on October 1, 2022, the MoS said "Within a span of 14 months, more than 4.15 lakh 5G sites are providing connectivity across 742 districts in the country."

"This is the fastest roll-out of 5G anywhere in the world," Chauhan said while replying to the question of Independent MP Kartikeya Sharma, adding "The government is implementing various schemes to further improve teleco...