Ravi Shankar Prasad Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology launches BSNL Free WiFi services in Puri town of Odisha Telecom Circle.
BSNL initially launched Free WiFi services between the Jagannath temple and Mausi Maa temple during the ongoing Nabakalebar festival and Bahuda Yatra and upcoming ‘Jagannath Rath Yatra’.
The Central government is aimed to increase internet users to 50 crores in the next two years and this would help the country people to reap benefits through technology. At present India had around 98 crore mobile connections and 30 crore internet users, said Minister.
On occasion of Nabakalebar festival a special postal stamp would be released, said Ravi shankar.
The famous Sun Temple in Konark complex already Free WiFi services available for tourists said, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.