PM launches projects worth over ₹60,000 crore in Jharsuguda, including BSNL's indigenous 4G network
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched development works worth over ₹60,000 crore in Jharsuguda, Odisha, on 27 September 2025, including more than 97,500 4G towers built with indigenous technology.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of development works worth over ₹60,000 crore in Jharsuguda, Odisha, on 27 September 2025. He commissioned more than 97,500 mobile 4G towers built for about ₹37,000 crore with indigenous technology, including over 92,600 BSNL 4G sites, and said India is now among the top five countries with fully indigenous technology for 4G services. Over 18,900 of the sites are funded under the Digital Bharat Nidhi to connect about 26,700 unconnected villages, and the solar-powered towers form India's largest cluster of green telecom sites. Narendra Modi also laid the foundation stones for expanding eight IITs at about ₹11,000 crore, launched the MERITE scheme for 275 state engineering and polytechnic institutions, and flagged off the Berhampur–Udhna (Surat) Amrit Bharat Express.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 27 Sep 2025, Jharsuguda, Odisha
- Total
- Works worth over ₹60,000 crore
- 4G towers
- 97,500+ (~₹37,000 cr), incl. 92,600+ BSNL sites; solar-powered
- Digital Bharat Nidhi
- 18,900+ sites; ~26,700 unconnected villages
- IITs
- Expansion of 8 (Tirupati, Palakkad, Bhilai, Jammu, Dharwad, Jodhpur, Patna, Indore), ~₹11,000 cr, 10,000 seats
- Other
- MERITE scheme (275 institutions); Berhampur–Udhna Amrit Bharat Express
Practice MCQs 5 questions
From which place in Odisha did PM Modi commission BSNL's indigenous 4G network of over 97,500 towers on 27 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Jharsuguda
The PM launched works worth over ₹60,000 crore, including the 4G towers, in Jharsuguda, Odisha.
Under which fund were over 18,900 of the 4G sites commissioned on 27 September 2025 financed, to connect about 26,700 unconnected villages?
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Correct answer: D — Digital Bharat Nidhi
Over 18,900 4G sites were funded under the Digital Bharat Nidhi to connect around 26,700 unconnected villages.
How many IITs' expansion did PM Modi lay the foundation stone for at Jharsuguda on 27 September 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Eight
The PM laid foundation stones for expanding eight IITs – Tirupati, Palakkad, Bhilai, Jammu, Dharwad, Jodhpur, Patna and Indore – at about ₹11,000 crore.
The MERITE scheme launched by PM Modi on 27 September 2025 is meant to improve quality and research in how many state engineering and polytechnic institutions?
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Correct answer: C — 275
MERITE covers 275 state engineering and polytechnic institutions across the country.
Consider the following statements about the Jharsuguda programme of 27 September 2025: 1. The 4G towers commissioned were built for about ₹37,000 crore and are solar-powered. 2. The Amrit Bharat Express flagged off runs between Berhampur and Howrah. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the Amrit Bharat Express runs between Berhampur and Udhna (Surat).