Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with villagers of Giu in Spiti Valley, after the village got mobile network for the first time. There is lack of mobile network in a small village in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. mobile connections, due to which people had to travel long distances to make phone calls, PM Modi asked how the villagers were able to function without mobile networks for so many years, the villagers elaborated on their experience and Said he had to travel 8 times. Kimi, make a call. He also thanked Prime Minister Modi for connecting his village with mobile network. During the conversation, PM Modi said that when he came to power, there were about 18,000 villages which did not have electricity connections. He said that the government is working to ensure that the mobile network reaches every part of the country. "You all will be surprised that there were 18,000 villages where there was no electricity connection and we connected the villages with electricity. Now our government is working on this." Expand mobile network to every corner of the country, I am working to ensure that no corner is left without mobile network.'' PM Modi said, ''Today the Digital India initiative will get a big leap. That mobile network has reached a small village. Giu in Lahaul and Spiti. When I came to know about the situation here, I was surprised and I thought of bringing Connectio here,” he said The PM Modi-led BJP government had launched the Digital India campaign in 2015. Government services online are available and online connectivity has increased across the country.