Mumbai: The Maharashtra government signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited to formally collaborate with Starlink to deploy satellite-based internet services for government institutions, rural communities, and critical public infrastructure across remote and underserved regions and aspirational districts in Maharashtra such as Gadchiroli, Nandurbar, Dharashiv, and Washim.
The LoI signing was done in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state Information Technology Minister Ashish Shelar.
CM Fadnavis in his post on X said: "It was wonderful to welcome Lauren Dreyer, Vice President, Starlink in Mumbai, where the Government of Maharashtra signed LoI with Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited, marking Maharashtra as the first Indian state to formally collaborate with Starlink. Elon Musk's Starlink is one of the largest companies in the ICT industry holding the largest number of communication satellites in the world. It is our honor that the company is arriving in India and partnering with Maharashtra."
