Arunachal’s ‘smart village’ pilot: digital services reach the Siang’s last mile

The village centre at Basar — powered by solar, connected by satellite — offers banking, telemedicine, and evening coaching classes in one room no bigger than a school classroom.

The pilot, branded ‘smart village’, is testing which digital services actually matter in a valley that loses phone signal with the weather.

The early verdict: banking and exam coaching, in that order.