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ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
- The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a Union territory of India comprising 572 islands of which 37 are inhabited
- The Andaman Islands are ALSO home to the Sentinelese people, an uncontacted people.
- The territory’s capital is the city of
- Port Blair.
MAIN ISLANDS
- The submarine cable will also connect Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep(Havelock), Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island and Rangat.
INDIA’S BASES IN ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
- Andaman and Nicobar Command
- It was created in 2001 to safeguard India’s strategic interests in Southeast Asia and the Strait of Malacca by increasing rapid deployment of military assets in the region.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE AIR AND NAVAL BASES UNDER THE A&N COMMAND
UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION FUND?
- Funds come from the Universal Service Levy (USL) of 5% charged from all the telecom operators on their Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) which are then deposited into the Consolidated Fund of India, and require prior parliamentary approval to be dispatched.
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