Vaishno Devi Shrine

Question: When did the union minister for Telecom and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad dedicated 1000th WI-FI hot spot to the nation with the operationaliation of WI-FI facility at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine?
(a) 17 March 2016
(b) 16 March 2016
(c) 18 March 2016
(d) 14 March 2016
Ans (a)
Related facts:

  • On 17 March 2016 Union Minister for Telecom and Information Technology, Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad dedicated WI-FI hot spot to the nation with the operationaliation of WI-FI facility at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine.
  • It was 1000th WI-FI hot spot.
  • BSNL has introduced a plan to deploy public Wi-Fi hotspots across the country covering all religious, tourist and important locations in the country.
  • In first phase of the plan it proposes to set up 2500 WIFI hotspots across the country.

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=138107
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/hindirelease.aspx?relid=46691
http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/ravi-shankar-prasad-dedicates-wi-fi-hotspot-at-vaishno-devi-116031700812_1.html