Mobile Phones for the Aam Aadmi?

Union Labor Minister, Oscar Fernandes, has said the state and privately-owned communication companies will make cheap mobiles available for farmers for Rs 500 apiece. This will be done through digital technologies that help considerably cut mobile telephone costs.

The minister was addressing an Assocham conference in the capital, when he said that the government is putting its best foot forward in bringing village farmers closer to mobile phones. The objective being mobile connectivity and Internet accessibility would help farmers enhance farm production, and dictate a fair price for their produce from end consumers.