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Mann Ki Baat
The Department has issued short code '1922' for Mann Ki Baat for both voice
and SMS so that people can send their suggestions and public grievances to
Prime Minister's office directly through this short code.
Mid-Day Meal
The Department has issued toll free short code '15544', helpline for Mid-Day
Meal scheme for voice and SMS gateway.
Cash Mukt Bharat
Short code '14444' has been issued as Cash Mukt Bharat helpline with an aim to
bolster government's move towards cashless economy.
Cable TV network for Broadband Services
It is estimated that there are about 100 million cable TV subscribers in the country,
out of which only 1.06 million receive broadband services through cable network.
Reduction in Call Drops
Call drops in wireless networks happen due to various reasons including poor
radio coverage, radio interference, loading of available spectrum, change in
pattern of traffic, shutdown of sites due to power failures, etc. However, both
government and TRAI are taking all possible steps and pursuing with the TSPs
to address the problem and bring it down within the permissible limit. There
has been a significant reduction in call drop instances. A short code '1955' has
been allotted as Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) based helpline for
call drops. This has been done to mitigate call drops menance through
identification of areas where call drops are supposed to be happening.
Wi-Fi Hot Spots
Community Service Centre (CSC) of DEITY has developed a model of 'Wi-Fi
Choupal' to develop rural Wi-Fi infrastructure and host of suitable applications
enabling and empowering towards a 'Smart Village'. Accordingly, the
Department has now approved a proposal to setup 25,000 public Wi-Fi hot
spots using the block-level infrastructure of BSNL's telephone exchanges in
rural areas.
Research and Development
C-DOT, an autonomous body, is DoT's R&D arm. The organisation is committed
to providing a wide range of cost-effective, indigenously developed and stateof-the-art
total telecom solutions. C-DOT has grown to the level of a national
centre for R&D in communication technology in many areas-Satellite
communications, IN, ATM, DWDM, NMS, wireless broadband, GPON, NGN
and mobile cellular systems. C-DOT is also entrusted with the projects of national
importance, like central monitoring system for telecom security and secure
network for strategic applications.