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The Gujarat authorities connected Monday (February 9, 2026) exchanged a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Starlink for communal practice successful high-speed satellite-based net connectivity successful remote, borderline and underserved areas of the State.
The LoI was exchanged with Satellite Communications Private Limited, a subsidiary of Elon Musk's SpaceX, astatine a ceremonial successful Gandhinagar successful the beingness of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, an authoritative merchandise said. It took spot betwixt State Industries Commissioner P. Swaroop and Head of Starlink India Prabhakar Jayakumar.
The purpose is to supply high-speed satellite-based net connectivity successful the State's remote, border, and underserved areas that presently person constricted telecom infrastructure, the merchandise said, adding it is portion of the Digital Connectivity Mission and different strategical initiatives.
“Under the aviator task of this LoI, it is planned to link Common Service Centres (CSCs), e-Governance facilities, authorities schools, territory catastrophe absorption power rooms, ports, and wildlife sanctuary regions. The task aims toward integer inclusion successful tribal districts, including Aspirational Districts specified arsenic Narmada and Dahod," it said.
With beardown connectivity for constabulary outposts, catastrophe absorption centres, wildlife monitoring, and cultivation probe centres, the implementation of this LoI volition heighten information and stableness portion ensuring reliable integer work delivery, the merchandise informed.
"Under this initiative, astute connectivity volition beryllium enabled successful authorities schools for education, and healthcare and telemedicine services volition beryllium made easy and rapidly disposable astatine Primary Health Centres (PHCs). Moreover, associated grooming programs volition beryllium planned successful the aboriginal for capableness gathering of assorted authorities agencies, departments, schools, and catastrophe effect teams," it added.
The LoI besides covers strengthening connectivity successful GIDC concern parks, road information systems, maritime and larboard connectivity, and coastal constabulary operations crossed the State.
A Joint Working Group comprising representatives of the Gujarat authorities and Starlink volition beryllium formed to guarantee effectual implementation of this LoI, the merchandise said.
